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
weed men disease
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
compassion feelings humanity
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
positive wisdom children
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
music kings land
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
dog inspiration heart
Charity is in the heart of man, and righteousness in the path of men. Pity the man who has lost his path and does not follow it and who has lost his heart and does not know how to recover it. When people's dogs and chicks are lost they go out and look for them and yet the people who have lost their hearts do not go out and look for them. The principle of self-cultivation consists in nothing but trying to look for the lost heart.
self delight examination
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
evil negative goodness
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
warrior samurai martial-arts
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
mind knows
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature
money scarcity abundance
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
hands world treats
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand
friendship men doe
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
two feet joy
The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand these two and not to betray them. The fruit of propriety is to regulate and polish them. The fruit of music is the joy that comes from rejoicing in them. When one rejoices in them, they grow. When they grow, how can they be stopped? And when they cannot be stopped, unconsciously one's feet begin to dance and one's arms begin to wave.
destiny heaven mind
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.