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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Philosopher
371 BC - 289 BC
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
Mencius
Friendship
,
Never
,
Gave
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Mencius
Friendship
,
Mind
,
Bodies
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
Mencius
Sincerity
,
Greater
,
Than
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
Mencius
Heaven
,
Way
,
Sincerity
If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp.
Mencius
Born
,
Would
,
Confucius
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.
Mencius
Mountains
,
Through
,
Equally
The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.
Mencius
Great
,
Great Man
,
His
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.
Mencius
Private
,
Private Property
Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.
Mencius
Doing
,
Will
,
Some
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.
Mencius
Good
,
Another
,
Glorify
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.
Mencius
The Most Important
,
Next
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
Mencius
Small
,
Great Man
,
Smaller
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.
Mencius
Will
,
Go
,
Like
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.
Mencius
Men
,
Will
,
Firmly
Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.
Mencius
Will
,
Effective
,
Capital
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
Mencius
Music
,
King
,
Loves
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
Mencius
Evil
,
Mankind
,
Does
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.
Mencius
Stupid
,
Desire
,
Workman
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
Mencius
Difficult
,
Noble
,
Govern
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
Mencius
Men
,
Words
,
Kindly
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.
Mencius
Friendship
,
Man
,
His
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.
Mencius
Person
,
Head
,
Root
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
Mencius
Peace
,
Mind
,
Leads
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
Mencius
Duty
,
Charge
,
Root
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
Mencius
Truth
,
Always
,
Before
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