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
attitude spirit great-person
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
certain great-things capability
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
children heart greatness
The man of true greatness never loses 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.
great man
Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.
childlike chinese-philosopher great lost man
Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart.
compassion two want
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
kindness compassion maturity
The five kinds of grains are considered good plants, but if the grains are not ripe, they are worse than cockles. It is the same with regard to kindness, which must grow into maturity.
noble authority difficult
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
men water humanity
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
years evil waiting
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it--why wait till next year?
men evil way
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
men shame
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
men thinking heaven
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.