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 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.
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.
character eye men
Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
men afar way
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
men hands way
The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar.
men mind hunger-and-thirst
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them.
men feelings humanity
The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and compliance is the beginning of propriety; and the feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.Men have these Four Beginnings just as they have their four limbs. Having these Four Beginnings, but saying that they cannot develop them is to destroy themselves.
spring fall men
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
freedom men pet
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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.
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.