Mencius’ famous sayings

1. Don’t rely on elders, don’t rely on nobles, and don’t rely on brothers to be friends.

2. If you enjoy the people's happiness, the people will also enjoy their happiness; if you care about the people's worries, the people will also worry about their worries. He is happy with the world and worried about the world. However, there is no one who is not a king.

3. If you enjoy the people's happiness, the people will also enjoy their happiness; if you care about the people's worries, the people will also worry about their worries.

4. A respectful person will not insult others, and a thrifty person will not take away from others.

5. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

6. Those who have gained the right will receive many help, while those who have lost the right will receive little help.

7. If the emperor is unkind, he will not protect the world; if the princes are unkind, he will not protect the country; if the ministers and officials are unkind, they will not protect the ancestral temple; if the scholars and common people are unkind, they will not protect the four bodies.

8. If you are not ashamed, you are not like a human being. How can you be like a human being?

9. Everyone has a heart of compassion; everyone has a heart of shame and disgust; everyone has a heart of respect; everyone has a heart of right and wrong. 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 inherent in me, but they come from outside.

10. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.

11. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others.