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, Short Time
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
- Mencius
Men, Reputation, Words, Kindly
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, Somebody, Glorify
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
- Mencius
Truth, Always, Before, Uttered
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
- Mencius
Sincerity, Than, Greater, Delight
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, Grain
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, Ought
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
- Mencius
Noble, Difficult, Govern, Offend
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
- Mencius
Heaven, Way, Sincerity
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
- Mencius
Friendship, Never, Gave, Sibling
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
- Mencius
Peace, Mind, Leads, Hand
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, Greater
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, Sufficient
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.
- Mencius
Private, Private Property, Long-Term
The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.
- Mencius
Great, His, Does, Great Man
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, Bear
Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.
- Mencius
Will, Effective, Capital, Accumulate
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
- Mencius
Man, Mankind, Does, Evil
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, State, Root
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
- Mencius
Duty, Charge, Every, Root
Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.
- Mencius
Doing, Will, Some, Great Things
If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp.
- Mencius
Born, Confucius, Would, Lamp
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.
- Mencius
Friendship, Man, His, Virtue
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
- Mencius
Music, King, Loves, Land
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
- Mencius
Friendship, Mind, Bodies, Two
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