Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are outmatched by terrestrial advantages, which in turn are outmatched by the harmony among people.

If you get this word, you will get more help, but if you lose it, you will get less help.

These words come from Mencius, Gongsun Chou.

Mencius often talks about some great truths. His writing is very logical, emphasizing contrast. Unlike the Analects of Confucius, it's just some truth. He won't tell you the reason, just tell you the result directly, and what else to do. Isn't logic just speculation?

Mencius did inherit Confucius, but it had its own characteristics. The biggest feature is eloquence and speculation.