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Mencius’s famous sayings and their meanings, please understand

1. Mencius said: "When we are old, we are as old as others; when we are young, we are as young as others."

"Mencius·King Hui of Liang I"

Respect my elders, but also respect other people’s elders; love my children, but also love other people’s children.

2. Mencius said: "If you enjoy the happiness of the people, the people will also enjoy their happiness; if you care about the worries of the people, the people will also worry about their worries. If you are happy with the world, you will be worried with the world. However, he who is not a king will not be a king." "There is."

"Mencius: King Hui of Liang"

The ruler who regards the joy of the people as his own joy, the people will also regard the joy of the ruler as their own joy; If a monarch regards the worries of the people as his own worries, the people will also worry about the monarch's worries. I don't know that you can't rule the world by taking the people of the world as your own pleasure and worry.

3. Mencius said: "I know words, and I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit."

"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

4. Mencius said: "If you respect the virtuous and enable the capable, and if the talented are in office, then all the people in the world will be happy and willing to serve in his dynasty."

"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

Respect and value the virtuous. If you keep the heroes in their proper places, all the poets in the world will be satisfied and willing to serve in your government.

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

"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

The right time is not as good as the right place. The venue is suitable but not as good as the gathering of talents.

6. Mencius said: "Those who have gained the Tao will be helped by many, and those who have lost the Tao will be helped by few. When few help come, relatives will be with them; when many help come, the world will follow."

"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

Moral people always have a lot of help, while immoral people always have little help. If the help is too little, even relatives will betray him; if the help is too much, everyone in the world will join him.

7. Mencius said: "Wealth and honor cannot be fornicated, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be bent. This is called a true man."

"Mencius·Teng Wen Gong"

< p>Wealth will not make him arrogant and licentious, poverty and lowliness will not make him change his will, and force and coercion will not make him surrender. This is a real man.

8. Mencius said: "If you don't use regular distances, you can't form a square member (circle); if you don't use the six rhythms, you can't correct the five tones."

"Mencius·Li Lou" "Part 1"

9. Mencius said: "A great man is one who has not lost his innocence."

"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

True Mature people will never lose their childish mind.

10. Mencius said: "A gentleman has benevolence in his heart and etiquette in his heart. A benevolent person loves others, and a polite person respects others. Those who love others will always love them, and those who respect others will always respect them."

"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

A gentleman will always keep benevolence and etiquette in his heart. A kind person loves others, and a polite person respects others. People who love others will love them, and people who respect others will always respect them.

11. Mencius said: "Fish is what I want. Bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both. One would give up fish and take bear's paw. Life is also what I want. Yes. Righteousness is what I want. You can’t have both, and you have to sacrifice your life to get righteousness.”

“Mencius Gaozi 1”

Mencius said: "Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. Therefore, tempting his heart and forbearance will benefit him where he cannot."

"Mencius · Gao Zixia"

13. Mencius said: "The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least."

"Mencius · Do your best." "

14. Mencius said: "There is nothing better than the eyes. The eyes cannot hide the evil. If the chest is righteous, the eyes will be clear; if the chest is irregular, the eyes will be dim. Listen to what he says and watch what he says. Eyes, how can a person be so thin?"

"Mencius·Li Lou Shang"

This is my own translation. The following sentences are very simple, so there is no need to translate them. .

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