Famous sayings and mottos of Mencius' philosophy

1. Fish is what I want, and bear's paws are also what I want; you cannot have both, and you will give up fish and take bear's paws. . Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both, and you have to sacrifice life for righteousness.

2. Zi climbed to the east mountain and became a small Lu; he climbed to the Taishan Mountain and became a small world.

3. The most important thing for people to know each other is to know each other. The most important thing for people to know each other is to understand each other.

4. Power, then know the severity; degree, then know the length.

5. People do not do anything, and then they can do something.

6. Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are violent in one day and cold in ten days, nothing can survive.

7. People do not do anything, and then they can do something.

8. To live in the broadest place in the world, to establish the right position in the world, to walk the great road of the world, to be determined by the people, and not to be determined to follow one's own way.

9. I know my words, and I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit.

10. Benevolence is better than unkindness, just like water is better than fire. Nowadays, a person who is benevolent is like using a cup of water to save a load of fire. If it is not extinguished, it is said that water cannot overcome the fire. This is also the case with those who are unkind, and they will eventually perish.

11. Grain is a beautiful plant. If it is not ripe, it is not as good as catkins. Furen is just about being familiar with it.

12. If there are no rules, there will be no square.

13. If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world.

14. It is better to have no books than to believe in books.

15. Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his heart. It has been beneficial to what it cannot do.

16. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. Mencius' famous saying

17. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. Quotations from Mencius

18. Those who gain the right will get many help, while those who lose the right will get little help. When there is little help, relatives will be there; when there is much help, the world will follow. Mencius' famous sayings

19. The benevolent are invincible. Mencius's famous sayings

20. When old people are old, they are related to people's old age; when young people are young, they are related to people's young people.