Famous Quotes from "Mozi"

1. Sweet melons and bitter stems, nothing in the world is perfect.

No matter how sweet the melon is, its pedicle is also bitter. Nothing in the world is perfect.

Sweetness and bitterness are relative and connected. Without bitterness, there would be no sweetness.

Secondly, officials are not always noble, but people are never always lowly.

Officials will not always be rich, and ordinary people will not always be poor.

Mozi believed that nothing is static and that as long as conditions are ripe, everyone's destiny can be changed.

Third, give in to everything, and if you can’t, you are in danger.

It is not okay to tolerate everything. When you are hurt, you can no longer tolerate it.

As the saying goes: "What is tolerable is what cannot be tolerated." Tolerance and tolerance are human virtues, but people cannot tolerate it blindly.

Fourth, it is necessary to take advantage of the greatest benefits. Choosing the smaller of the harms is a last resort.

When there is benefit, you can choose the greatest benefit, which is not a last resort; when there is harm, you must choose the small harm, which is a last resort.

Mozi demonstrates for us the principles of choice that should be followed when dealing with the world. We should choose the lesser of two evils, and choose the greater of two benefits. For example, if the arm wants to hit the target, If you get snake venom, you have to look at your arm to stay alive.

Fifth, if you are strong, you will be rich; if you are not strong, you will be poor; if you are strong, you will be full; if you are not strong, you will be hungry, so you dare not be tired.

Hardworking will lead to wealth, laziness will lead to poverty, hardworking will lead to food and clothing, and laziness will lead to hunger, so we dare not slack off at all.

Mozi advocated that people should work hard and be actively engaged in production, so that they can live a happy life. Otherwise, they will live a life of hunger and cold.