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
men thinking heaven
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
people heaven
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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.
heaven mind may
By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
exercise office heaven
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
destiny heaven mind
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
reality heaven way
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
chinese-philosopher firmly men ought
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.
accumulate attract difficult effective protection valuable
Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.
becomes blocked equally grass time trail
A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time.
bright confucius night
If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp.
element people sovereign spirits
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
great man
Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.
friendship man
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.