13. Mencius said: "To live in the broadest place in the world, to establish the right position in the world, to walk on the great road of the world. If you have a will, follow it with the people; if you don't have a will, follow your own way." ("Mencius Teng") "Wen Gong Xia") The translation of Mencius said: "(A real man) should live in the greatest place in the world - 'Benevolence', stand in the highest position in the world - 'Li', and perform the great road that is beneficial to the world. If you succeed in your ambition, , should follow this way to do good things for the people; if you are not determined, you should also act according to your own way (don't join the bad guys in society)." 14. Mencius said: "Wealth and honor cannot be immoral, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot. Submission, this is called a true man." ("Mencius: Teng Wen Gong") Translation: Mencius said: "Glory and wealth cannot disturb my heart, poverty and hardship cannot change my will, force and strength cannot bend my integrity, this is what I call it. "A great man!" 15. Mencius said: "...Without rules, it is impossible to form a square circle;...Without the six laws, the five tones cannot be corrected;...Without benevolent government, the world cannot be ruled in peace." ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") ) Translation Mencius said: "...If you don't use compasses and curved rulers, you can't draw squares and circles correctly;...If you don't use the six rhythms of music, you can't correct the five tones;...If you don't implement benevolent government, you can't correct the five tones." The world is governed well." 16. Mencius said: "The three generations gained the world through benevolence, and they lost the world through unkindness. The same is true for the failure of the country." ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translated by Mencius: "Xia. The Shang, Zhou, and Zhou dynasties gained the world because of their benevolence, and their (descendants) lost the world because they were not benevolent. The decline and rise, survival and destruction of a country are all based on this principle." 17. Mencius said: "Love people. Not being close to others is a sign of benevolence; not treating others well is a sign of wisdom; not being courteous to others is a sign of respect." ("Mencius · Li Lou Shang") Translation: Mencius said: "I love others, but if they don't get close to me, then what will happen to them?" You have to ask yourself whether your kindness is enough! If you manage others but fail to manage them well, then you have to ask yourself whether your wisdom and knowledge are enough! If you treat others politely but you don't get the corresponding answer, then... You have to ask yourself whether your respect is enough!" 18. Mencius said: "The foundation of the world is the country, the foundation of the country is at home, and the foundation of the family is the body." ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: "The foundation of the world is. It is a country, and the foundation of a country is the family, and the foundation of the family is each person." 19. Mencius said: "Those who obey the heaven will survive, and those who go against the heaven will perish." ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: " Survive by obeying the way of heaven, and perish by going against the way of heaven." 20. Mencius said: "There is a way to win the world: if you win its people, you will win the world; if you win its people, you will win the world; if you win their hearts, you will win the people; if you win their hearts, there is a way. "If you want to gather with them, don't do anything to them." ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: "There is a way to win the support of the people: to win the support of the people." There is a way: if you win the people's support, you will gain their support. There is also a way to win the people's support: gather for them what they want; don't impose on them what they hate, that's all." 21. Mencius said: " Benevolence is a person's safe house; righteousness is a person's right path. "("Mencius Li Lou Shang") The translation of Mencius said: "Benevolence is the most peaceful home for people; righteousness is the most correct path for following them. 22. Mencius said: "A respectful person does not insult others; a thrifty person does not take away from others." " ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: "Those who respect others will not insult others, and those who are thrifty will not rob others. ” 23. Mencius said: “A king is benevolent, and he is always benevolent; a king is righteous, and he is never unjust; and a king is upright, and he is always upright.” " ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: "If the monarch is benevolent, no one will be unkind; if the monarch is righteous, no one will be unjust; if the monarch is upright, no one will be unrighteous. 24. Mencius said: "The trouble with people is to be a teacher." " ("Mencius Li Lou Shang") Translation Mencius said: "The problem with people is that they like to be other people's teachers (that is, they are not modest). ” 25. Mencius said: “It is inappropriate for a man to do something that is not a ritual or a right thing to do.” " ("Mencius Li Lou Xia") Translation Mencius said: "A virtuous person will not do specious etiquette and specious righteousness. ” 26. Mencius said: “The gentleman is ashamed of the voice that he has committed.” " ("Mencius Li Lou Xia") Translation Mencius said: "A man's reputation exceeds his reality, and a gentleman is ashamed of it. ” 27. Mencius said: “Yu hated wine but loved good words. Tang Zhizhong, there is no way to establish talents. "("Mencius Li Lou Xia") Translation Mencius said: "Yu does not like fine wine, but he likes valuable words. Tang insisted on the right way and promoted virtuous people without sticking to certain conventions. 28. Mencius said: "If Xizi is unclean, everyone will cover their noses and pass by it; even if there are evil people, if they fast and bathe, they can offer sacrifices to God." " ("Mencius: Li Lou Xia") The translation of Mencius said: "If Xi Shi's body is stained with bone hyperplasia, others will cover their noses when they walk by her. Even an ugly person can offer sacrifices to God if he fasts and bathes. 29. Mencius said: "Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others." " ("Mencius Li Lou Xia") Translation Mencius said: "He who loves others, others will always love him; he who respects others, others will always respect him. 30. Mencius said: "The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives; the most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives; and the most important thing to respect his relatives is to support the world." "("Mencius: Ten Thousand Chapters 1") Translation Mencius said: "The highest point of filial piety for a son is no more than respecting his parents; the highest limit of respect for parents is no more than one who takes the world to serve his parents. 31. Mencius said: "Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want."

You can't have both, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. " ("Mencius Gaozi 1") Translation Mencius said: "Life is what I like, and righteousness is also what I like. If I cannot have both, I can sacrifice my life and choose righteousness. ” 32. (Mencius) said: “The organ of the heart is thinking. If you think, you will get it. If you don’t think, you will not get it.” " ("Mencius Gaozi 1") Translation Mencius said: "The function of the heart is to think. If you can think, you can get the true meaning of things. If you don't think, you can't get it. ” 33. Mencius said: “When Yi taught people to shoot, he must aspire to it, and the scholars must also aspire to it; the great craftsmen must follow the rules when teaching people, and the scholars must also follow the rules.” "("Mencius Gaozi 1") Translation Mencius said: "There was a man named Yi. When he taught people to shoot arrows, they must draw their bows to full length; those who learn must work hard to draw their bows to full length. When famous carpenters teach people, they must follow the rules, and those who learn must also follow the rules. ” 34. Mencius said: “When Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a man, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and disturb his actions. Therefore, tempting his heart and forbearance has benefited him. cannot. "("Mencius Gaozi 2") Translation Mencius said: "When God is going to assign a major task to someone, it must first trouble his mind, work his muscles and bones, starve his stomach and impoverish his body. Every action he takes always fails to satisfy his wishes. In this way, you can shake his mind, strengthen his temperament, and increase his ability (to complete the big task). 35. Mencius said: "If you ask, you will gain it; if you give it up, you will lose it. This is why seeking is beneficial to gaining, and seeking is mine." "("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart") Translation Mencius said: "If you explore something, you will get it; if you give up, you will lose it. This is a fruitful exploration, because the object of exploration is within myself (that is, emphasizing the development of good nature and focusing on cultivation). 36. Mencius said: "Everything is prepared for me." Reflexively and sincerely, there is no greater joy. Act with force and forgiveness, but don't get close to begging for mercy. "("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart") Translation Mencius said: "I have everything. I asked myself, I am loyal and down-to-earth, and this is the greatest happiness. There is no more direct path to benevolence than to relentlessly practice forgiveness for yourself and others. 37. Mencius said: "People cannot be shameless. It is shameless to be shameless." " ("Mencius: Try Your Heart") Translation Mencius said: "A person cannot be without a sense of shame." The kind of shame that is shameless is the most shameless. 38. Mencius said: "In ancient times, when people had aspirations, they benefited the people; when they failed to achieve aspirations, they cultivated their moral character and showed it to the world. If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world. "("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart") Translation (Mencius) said: "People in ancient times, when they were proud, extended their kindness to the people; when they were unhappy, they cultivated their personal moral character and showed it to the world. When you are poor, cultivate your noble qualities; when you are proud, you can give some good deeds to people in the world. 39. Mencius said: "Benevolent words are not as profound as the sound of benevolence, and good governance is not as good as good teaching to win over the people." Good governance will be feared by the people; good education will be loved by the people. Good governance wins people's wealth, and good education wins people's hearts. "("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart") The translation of Mencius said: "The words of benevolence cannot catch up with the music of benevolence in the hearts of the people, and good politics cannot catch up with the people's hearts as good education. People are afraid of good politics; people love good education. Good politics gains people's wealth, and good education gains people's hearts. ” 40. Mencius said: “There is nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to do.” "("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart") Translation: Mencius said: "Don't do what I don't want to do, and don't want what I don't want. That's it. ” 40. Mencius said: “A gentleman has three kinds of happiness… Having both parents and having brothers for no reason is one kind of happiness; looking up to heaven and not being ashamed of others, not being humbled by others is the second kind of happiness; being able to educate the talented people in the world is the third kind of happiness. "("Mencius: Devotion to the Heart") Translation Mencius said: "A gentleman has three kinds of pleasures... having parents in good health and brothers being free from disasters is the first kind of pleasure; raising one's head to be worthy of Heaven and bowing one's head not to be ashamed of others is the second pleasure. ; Getting the world's outstanding talents to educate them is the third pleasure. ” 42. Mencius said: “Confucius climbed to the east mountain and made Lu small, and climbed to Mount Tai to make the world small. "("Mencius: Devoted to the Heart") The translation of Mencius said: "When Confucius climbed to Dongshan, he felt that the country of Lu was small; when he climbed to Mount Tai, he felt that the world was not that big. ” 43. Mencius said: “Be kind to relatives and benevolent to the people; benevolent to the people and love things.” "("Mencius: Devotion to the Heart") Translation Mencius said: "A gentleman loves his relatives, so he loves the people; he loves the people, so he cherishes all things. 44. Mencius said: "If you don't believe in benevolence and virtue, your country will be empty; if you don't have etiquette and righteousness, there will be chaos up and down; if there is no political affairs, there will be insufficient funds." "("Mencius: Doing Your Heart") Translation Mencius said: "If you don't trust the benevolent and capable people, the country will be empty; without etiquette and justice, the relationship between superiors and subordinates will be chaotic; without good politics, the country's expenses will be not enough. 45. Mencius said: "The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important." " ("Mencius·Jinxinxia") Translation Mencius said: "The people are the most important, the god of earth and grain (the country) is second, and the monarch is the least important.

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