The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all. Mencius More Quotes by Mencius More Quotes From Mencius It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. Mencius difficult noble authority 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. Mencius artist stupid men When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist. Mencius power heart men The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult. Mencius warrior lying hands Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. Mencius generosity kindness men If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire. Mencius opponents government love-is 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. Mencius journey men lying A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong Mencius strong weak country The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere. Mencius sincere joy happiness Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others. Mencius duty responsibility roots By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven. Mencius mind may heaven The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward. Mencius human-nature flow water A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed. Mencius shame 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. Mencius men children fall Human nature is disposed to do good. Mencius human-nature humans 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. Mencius freedom pet men 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. Mencius support mind men 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. Mencius evil men way The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right. Mencius inspirational men thinking The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual. Mencius self-confidence self-esteem lying
