Mencius
Mencius
Mencius /ˈmɛnʃiəs/ or Mengzi Chinese: 孟子;was a Chinese philosopher who is the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
children heart men
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart.
men littles great-men
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
two together righteousness
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
heart men power
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
heart knowing heaven
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
people tao far-away
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
men able vigor
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
lying journey men
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
stupid men artist
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
lying warrior hands
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
men support mind
There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.
children fall men
When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when two men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they all have a feeling of alarm and distress, not to gain friendship with the child's parents, nor to seek the praise of their neighbors and friends. From such a case, we see that a man without the feeling of commiseration is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity.
kindness character men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
real real-men men
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.