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
chinese-philosopher time truth uttered
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
life people plan private property
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.
cannot choose life
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
chinese-philosopher loves
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
men thinking heaven
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
mean understanding grasping
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
character eye men
Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
men evil way
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.
men shame
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
men water humanity
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
people heaven
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
children heart your-children
Never lose your child's heart.
animal water people
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
childlike chinese-philosopher great lost man
Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart.