Mencius Quotes & Sayings

“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.”

“Friendship is one mind in two bodies.”

“Sincerity is the way to heaven.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.”