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
jobs artist power
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
self delight examination
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
music kings land
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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.
wisdom men looks
If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into your wisdom; if you are courteous to them and they do not respond, look into your courtesy. If what you do is vain, always seek within.
people situation comment
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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.
inspiration trying wish
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence
death abuse dies
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
men able bent
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
ignorance knowing understanding
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one's life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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.
running thinking mind
If you know the point of balance, You can settle the details. If you can settle the details, You can stop running around. Your mind will become calm. If your mind becomes calm, You can think in front of a tiger. If you can think in front of a tiger, You will surely succeed.