Mencius
Chinese Confucian philosopher, c. 372-289 BC
4 quotes.
Quotes by Mencius
- Before a man can do things there must be things he will not do.
- If a man himself do not walk in the right path, it will not be walked in even by his wife and children.
- Men must be decided on what they will NOT do, and then they are able to act with vigour in what they ought to do.
- The man who would be benevolent is like the archer. The archer adjusts himself and then shoots. If he misses, he does not murmur against those who surpass himself. He simply turns round and seeks the cause of his failure in himself.