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
friendship men doe
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
destiny heaven mind
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
leadership men self
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
kindness men reputation
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
kindness character men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
friendship brother true-friend
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
feelings deference
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom
spring fall men
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
mind way lost
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
compassion two want
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
attitude spirit great-person
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
love-is government opponents
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
noble authority difficult
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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.