"The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult."
Read quote
12 likes
Quote collection
Mencius quotes (page 4 of 5)
100 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual."
Read quote
12 likes
"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."
Read quote
11 likes
"The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things."
Read quote
11 likes
"The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart."
Read quote
11 likes
"Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear."
Read quote
11 likes
"The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all."
Read quote
10 likes
"By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven."
Read quote
10 likes
"When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist."
Read quote
10 likes
"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."
Read quote
9 likes
"Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others."
Read quote
9 likes
"The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind."
Read quote
9 likes
"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."
Read quote
9 likes
"The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere."
Read quote
9 likes
"Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not."
Read quote
9 likes
"The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult."
Read quote
8 likes
"Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others."
Read quote
8 likes
"The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward."
Read quote
8 likes
"All things are complete within ourselves."
Read quote
8 likes
"There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle."
Read quote
7 likes