Author: Mencius

Quotes

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

- Mencius

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

- Mencius

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

- Mencius

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.

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.

- Mencius

The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.

The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.

- Mencius

Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.

Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.

- Mencius

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

- Mencius

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

- Mencius

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

- Mencius

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