1. Some famous sentences from "Mencius" are as follows:

1. Mencius said: Human nature is good.

This sentence is one of the core ideas of Mencius. He believed that human nature is good. This sentence tells us that everyone has a kind side, and as long as we continue to discover and cultivate it, we can become better people.

2. Mencius said: When it comes to things, a gentleman loves them without being benevolent; when it comes to people, he is benevolent without being close to them. Be kind to relatives and benevolent to the people, benevolent to the people and love things.

This sentence is Mencius’s explanation of the way of a gentleman. He believes that a gentleman should cherish all things, but cannot treat them with benevolence; he should treat the people with benevolence, But we cannot treat them with affection.

3. Mencius said: The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.

This sentence tells us that although time and location are important, the most important thing is people and people. Only people and talent can make a team or country stronger.

4. Mencius said: Without rules, it is impossible to form a square or circle.

This sentence tells us that rules are the foundation of our lives. Only by observing the rules can our lives be more orderly and stable.

5. Mencius said: Life is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.

This sentence is Mencius’ view on morality and life. He believes that life is what each of us wants, but if life and morality conflict, we should abandon life and choose morality.

Mencius character introduction:

Mencius (about 372 BC - about 289 BC), whose name is Ke and whose courtesy name is Ziyu, is a famous thinker, educator and educator in ancient China. A politician and one of the representatives of Confucianism, he is also called Confucius and Mencius together with Confucius.

Mencius was born in the State of Zou (today's Zoucheng, Shandong) during the Warring States Period. He was a descendant of the Meng Sun family, a nobleman of the State of Lu. He was smart and studious since he was a child, and once served under Qi Xuangong of Lu State. Later, he resigned and returned to his hometown to focus on researching and teaching Confucianism.

Mencius’ ideological system is considered an important development of Confucianism. He emphasized the inherent goodness of human nature, proposed the theory of good nature, and advocated the promotion of goodness in human nature through education and cultivation.

He also put forward the concept of benevolent government, emphasizing that the monarch should put the interests of the people first and implement benevolent government in order to win the support of the people. In addition, he also proposed the theory of destiny, believing that God has a will and people's actions should conform to God's will.

Mencius’s teachings did not receive much attention at the time, but they had a profound impact on later generations. His thoughts and doctrines became an important part of the Confucian school and had an important impact on ancient Chinese politics, culture, education and other fields. His work "Mencius" has also become one of the ancient Chinese Confucian classics and has been widely praised and studied by future generations.