Mencius Quotes

Chinese - Philosopher 372 BC - 289 BC

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

Friendship God Friends Never Us

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

Friendship Mind Two Bodies

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

Sincerity Delight Than Conscious

If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp.

Night Long Born Lamp

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.

Time Path Mountains Short

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.

Great Man Lose Great Man

People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.

Life People Know Only

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.

Life Together Fish Choose

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.

Family Person Head Kingdom

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

Friendship Man Virtue His

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

Way Heaven Sincerity

If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.

Music King Wrong Land

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

Kindness Men Words Reputation

Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.

Great Man Doing Things

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

Great Man Self Small

The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.

People Important Nation Next

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

Time Truth Dangerous Always

Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.

Peace Mind Property Hand

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

Difficult Noble Govern Offend

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.

Difficult Will Without Right

Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.

Man Evil Heaven Mankind

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

Men Free Will Decide

Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.

Man Stupid Artist Will

Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.

Duty Others Oneself Every

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.

Good Time Evil Negative

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