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
freedom hands mind
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
warrior samurai martial-arts
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
hands world treats
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand
book believe would-be
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books
leadership men self
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
friendship brother true-friend
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
destiny heaven mind
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
people feelings able
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
mind knows
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature
jobs artist power
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
self delight examination
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
music kings land
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
evil negative goodness
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
wisdom men looks
If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into your wisdom; if you are courteous to them and they do not respond, look into your courtesy. If what you do is vain, always seek within.