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Famous aphorisms from "Mencius" as mottos

1. I would like to follow the teachings of Xiangxu, apply the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, and award the white ones to live up to the road. The old man wears rich clothes and eats meat, and the people are neither hungry nor cold. However, there is no such thing as a king. ("Mencius: King Hui of Liang")

2. The people of the region do not rely on the boundaries of the territory, the country is consolidated without the dangers of mountains and rivers, and the people of the world do not rely on the benefits of military revolution. Those who have attained the truth will receive much help, while those who have lost the truth will receive little help. When there is little help, relatives will be there for you; when there is much help, the world will follow. ("Mencius Gongsun Chou's Exit")

3. If a person has the right way, if he has enough food, warm clothes, and a comfortable home without education, he is close to an animal. The sage is worried about this, so he makes Qi (xiè) a disciple and teaches human relations - father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are distinguished, elders and young are related, and friends are trustworthy. ("Mencius·Teng Wengong")

4. The unevenness of things reflects the emotions of things; they may be as many times as numerous as each other (x), or they may be as many as hundreds, or as many as tens of thousands. If you compare and agree, it will bring chaos to the world.

The big girl and the small girl are together with Jia (gǔ), how can people do it? ("Mencius·Teng Wengong")

5. A group of people painted it, and a group of Chu people screamed at it. Even if they were beaten day by day and tried to make it harmonious, they would not be able to get it. ("Mencius and Duke Teng Wen")