A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. Below is a collection of famous aphorisms from Mencius for your reference only~

1. If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. ——Mencius's "Exerting Your Heart"

2. Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and disturb his place by walking. Because, so tempted to endure, it has been beneficial to what it can't do. ——Mencius "Mencius"

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 know their hearts. ——Meng Ke

4. If a person has no ambition, he is like an animal. ——Meng Ke's "Mencius"

5. Those who love others will always be loved. Those who respect others will always be respected. ——Mencius "Mencius - Li Lou Xia"

6. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. Having both parents and having brothers without any reason is one happiness; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second happiness; being able to educate the talented people from all over the world is the third happiness. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. ——Mencius

7. To nourish the heart, don’t be good at having few desires. ——Mencius

8. Riches and honors cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered? ——Mencius "Teng Wengong"

9. Compassion is the essence of benevolence; shame and hatred The heart is the root of righteousness; the heart of resignation is the root of etiquette; the heart of right and wrong is the root of wisdom. ——Meng Ke

10. It is better to have no books than to believe in all the books. ——Mencius

11. A gentleman is not as capable as he is capable of swallowing hundreds of rivers.——Mencius

12. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. ——Meng Ke

13. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ——Meng Ke, "Mencius·Gao Zixia"

14. Without rules, there is no way to make a circle. ——Mencius

15. Look up to the sky and don’t bow down to others. ——Meng Ke

16. Words of affection can move people. ——Mencius

17. Although you have wisdom, it is better to take advantage of the situation; although you have the foundation, it is better to wait for the time. ——Mencius "Mencius"

18. For power, you can then know the importance; for degree, you can then know the length. ——Mencius

19. Those who gain the right will get many help, while those who lose the right will get little help. ——Mencius

20. Old people are like old people, and people are old; young people are like young people, and people are young. ——Mencius

21. Riches and honors cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. This is called a true man. ——Mencius "Mencius"

22. The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least. - Mencius

23. Those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others—— Mencius

24. Those who bully themselves cannot be talked to; those who abandon themselves cannot be talked to - Mencius

25. The foundation of the world is the country. The foundation of the country is at home. The family The origin lies in the body - Mencius

26. He who talks about the near but refers to the far is good at speaking. ——Meng Ke

27. Success is often the result of a last-minute guest. ——Mencius

28. Everyone has a heart of compassion; everyone has a heart of shame. Everyone has the heart of respect; the heart of right and wrong, everyone has it. The heart of compassion is benevolence; the heart of shame and hatred is righteousness; the heart of respect is courtesy; the heart of right and wrong is wisdom. Benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom are not imposed on me from outside, they are inherent in me! ——Mencius, "Gaozi 1"

29. Everyone can be Yao and Shun. ——Mencius

30. If you are strong, you can help the world; if you are poor, you can only take care of yourself. ——Mencius

31. If you don’t have the heart to hide yourself, you are not a human being; if you don’t have the heart of shame and disgust, you are not a human being; if you don’t have the heart to give in, you are not a human being. ——Meng Ke

32. I am good at cultivating the awe-inspiring spirit. ——Mencius

33. Father and son are related, monarch and ministers have friendship, husband and wife are distinguished, elders and young are in order, and friends have trust.

——Mencius