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Translation of Mencius' Classic Quotations
1, Mencius' Quotations: Benevolence is glorious, but unkindness is humiliating.

When princes and ministers practice benevolent government, there will be glory; If you behave inhumanely, you will be humiliated.

2. Mencius' quotations saints are in power and capable people are in power.

Make virtuous people occupy considerable official positions, and talented people occupy certain positions.

3. Mencius' Quotations Respect the Virtue and Enable the Ability, and Jie Jun was in office.

Respect moral people, use capable people, and excellent people have official positions.

If Mencius' quotations don't follow the rules, they can't be Fiona Fang.

Without compasses and rulers, squares and circles cannot be drawn correctly.

5. Mencius' quotations have perseverance for those who have a constant income, and perseverance for those who have no constant income. Without perseverance, you will do whatever you want.

People with certain industrial income have certain moral concepts and codes of conduct. People who do not have certain industrial income will not have certain moral concepts and codes of conduct. If they don't have a certain moral concept and code of conduct, they will run amok, violate the law and discipline, and do whatever it takes.

6. Mencius' quotations fight for killing people; Fighting for the city, killing people and taking the city, this so-called cannibalism, sin is not allowed to die.

Fighting for land and killing people everywhere; Fight for the city, and the city kills people. This is attracting people to eat human flesh, and the death penalty is not enough to atone for their sins.

7. Mencius' quotations are like brothers and sisters, then I take you as my heart; You treat your minister like a dog and a horse. Then I put you Chinese; If you treat me like dirt, then I treat you like an enemy.

The monarch regards his deputies as his brothers and sisters, and his deputies will also regard the monarch as their confidant; ? The monarch regards his lieutenants as cattle and horses, and his lieutenants will also regard the monarch as ordinary people they meet on the road; ? The monarch regards his subordinates as dirt or weeds, and his subordinates will also regard the monarch as an enemy.

8. Mencius attracts fish, which is what I want, and bear's paw is what I want; You can't have your cake and eat it. Those who give up the fish and take the bear's paw also have what I want, as well as what I want. You can't have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.

I want fish and bear's paw. If I can't get both, I have to choose bear's paw instead of fish. Life is what I want, and justice is what I want. If I can't get both, I have to give up my life and choose justice.

9. Mencius' quotations are old and people are old; Young people, young people, young people.

Respect my elders, thus extending to respect others' elders; Take care of your younger generation. So as to extend to the younger generation who care about others.

10, Mencius' quotation Mencius said: water does not divide things, and water is neck and neck. The goodness of human nature is even better than water. There is nothing wrong with people, and there is nothing wrong with water. Today, my husband's water, beating and jumping, can make it too long; If you are excited, you can make it in the mountains. Is this the nature of water? Its potential is also natural! People can be bad, but their nature is still good.

Mencius said, "Plain does not distinguish between things. Is it neck and neck? The goodness of human nature is like water flowing downwards. No one is unfriendly, just like water flowing downwards. Now on the other side of the water, beat it hard to make it jump, which can be higher than a person's forehead; Intercept and make it rotate, and you can stop on the mountain. Why is this so watery? This is really caused by external forces! Man can make him do bad things. This kind of behavior against his kind nature is essentially the same as letting water flow downwards against it. "

1 1, Mencius quotes A kind thief is called "thief" and an upright thief is called "residual". The remnant thief is called "Lady". Never heard of killing, never heard of killing the king.

Those who destroy kindness are called "thieves" and those who destroy morality are called "disabled people". We call such a person a "single husband". I only heard that Zhou Wuwang killed her husband Yin Zhou. I have never heard that he killed the king as a minister.

12, Mencius' quotations are correct, and then we know the weight; Degree, then know the length.

Only when translation has weight can we know the weight; Measure it and you'll know the length.

13, Mencius' Quotations: People do something wrong before they can make a difference.

People can only make a difference if they don't do it.

14, Mencius' quotations are easy to be born in the world. If they are violent for one day and cruel for ten days, no one can live.

Even if there is a plant that grows most easily, it will be frozen for ten days a day. Nothing can grow again.

15, quotations from Mencius, sharp, slow.

People who advance too hard will retreat too fast.

16, Mencius' quotations: If you think, you will get it, but if you don't think, you won't.

The organ function of the heart lies in thinking, which can be obtained only by thinking, but can not be obtained without thinking.

17, Mencius' quotations are not as good as geographical location, and geographical location is not as good as human harmony.

God-given blessings are not comparable to geographical advantages, and geographical advantages are not comparable to the unity and cooperation of people.

18, Mencius' Quotations The monarch is benevolent and invincible in the world.

The king of a country loves benevolence, and the world is invincible.

19, Mencius' sayings save punishment, collect taxes thinly, cultivate deeply and repair easily (nü u).

Reduce punishment and taxes, let people work hard and get rid of dirty grass early.

20. Mencius' Quotations The benevolent is invincible.

The benevolent is invincible in the world.

2 1, Mencius quotes five acres of houses, the tree is mulberry, fifty clothes, fifty silk. A chicken, a dolphin, a dog and an animal, there is no time to waste. Seventy people can eat meat. Don't seize the moment when you have a hundred acres of land and a family 100 people can go hungry. I am willing to teach you in order. The application is filial piety, and those who win the prize can't bear to wear it on the road.

Each family gives him five acres of land, surrounded by mulberry trees, and people over 50 can have silk cotton-padded jackets to wear. Domestic animals such as chickens, dogs and pigs have the strength to raise and breed. So what? People over seventy will have meat to eat. The family gave him 100 acres of land, and without interfering with his production, a family of eight could eat enough. Run schools at all levels well and use filial piety repeatedly. Love your brother's truth to enlighten them, so that the white-haired old man can be helped, so that he will not walk on the road with his head on his head and things on his back.

22. Mencius' quotations are easy to change their fields, thin their taxes, and the people can make them rich.

Doing a good job in agriculture and reducing taxes can make people rich.

23. Mencius' quotations are merciless; Junyi, all righteousness; Jun Zheng, Mo Zheng.

The monarch is kind, and no one is unkind; Monarchism, no one is unjust; The monarch is right and no one is wrong.

24. Mencius' quotations are enjoyed by the people, and the people are also happy; People have their worries, and people have their worries.

People who take people's happiness as their responsibility? The people will also regard the happiness of the monarch as their own happiness; Those who take the worries of the people as their own worries, the people will also take the worries of the monarch as their own worries.

25. Mencius' quotation is that the people are precious, the country is second, and the monarch is light.

The people are the most important, followed by the Tugu God who represents the country, and the monarch is the lightest.

26. Mencius' quotations Li Sancheng and Qili's country are invincible. If the husband attacks it, it will be the right time, and if it is invincible, it will be the right place.

Surround the inner city for three miles and attack the outer city for seven miles. There must be fighters at the right time, but it is impossible to win. This is a favorable terrain.

27. Mencius' quotations The city is not high, the pool is not deep, the soldiers are not profitable, and there is not much rice. It is not as good as peace.

The city walls are not low, the moat is not deep, the weapons and armor are not sharp, and there is not much food. Abandoning the city and fleeing is that the favorable terrain is not as good as uniting the people.

28. Mencius' quotations therefore say: People in the territory do not take the border, the country does not take the risks of mountains and rivers, and the world does not take the benefits of military revolution. Those who gain the Tao help more, while those who lose the Tao help less. When there is little help, relatives will be there; Help more, and the world will be at peace. Take advantage of the world and attack your relatives. A gentleman wins without fighting.

Therefore, border sealing can't control people, Jiangshan can't save the country, and sharp weapons can't become the world. People with morality get more help, while people without morality get less help. When there are few people to help, even relatives will betray; When the number of people who help is extremely high, people all over the world will obey. Fight against those who will betray their loved ones with the power of obedience from all over the world, so there is no doubt that they will win without fighting.

29. Mencius' quotations kill an innocent person who is not benevolent, but not all of them.

It is unkind to kill an innocent person; It's unfair to get it when you don't have it.

30. Mencius' quotations were born in sorrow and died in happiness.

Sadness and injury are enough to make people live, and comfort and happiness are enough to make people die.

3 1, Mencius' quotations, benevolent people should be high. Being unkind and in a high position is to spread its evil to the public.

Only virtuous and benevolent people should be in the leading position. If a heartless person with low morality is in the dominant position, he will spread his evil to the public.

32. Mencius' quotations are ruthless and do not protect the four seas; The princes are heartless and do not protect the country; Doctor Qing is ruthless and does not protect the ancestral temple; Shu Ren is heartless. He didn't protect his four bodies.