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Mencius’ famous sayings about the old man

The famous sayings of Mencius are as follows:

1. Fight for land and kill people to fill the fields; fight for cities and kill people to fill the city. This so-called taking advantage of the land and eating human flesh is a crime that cannot be tolerated. die.

2. If I want to rule the world peacefully, who else can I do in this world?

3. 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 heart, and disturb his actions. Benefit from what it cannot do.

4. A gentleman is always kind to others.

5. A gentleman has benevolence in his heart and etiquette in his heart. A benevolent person loves others, a polite person respects others. Those who love others will always be loved by others, and those who respect others will always be respected by others.

6. Only benevolent people can think of big things as small things. This is the story of Tang and Ge, and King Wen of Kunyi

7. Wealth cannot be promiscuous, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot bend.

8. Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are violent in one day and cold in ten days, nothing can survive.

9. When you are rich, your children will be poor; when you are unlucky, your children will be violent. This is not because of talent sent from heaven, but because of the indulgence in your heart.

10. The benevolent are invincible.

11. If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world.

12. Those who have permanent property have perseverance, and those who do not have perseverance have no perseverance. If you don't have perseverance, you will do anything to ward off evil spirits.

13. Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions, so his heart and mind are tempted. Gain what it cannot.

14. Wealth and honor cannot lead to adultery, poverty and lowliness cannot change, and power cannot yield. This is called a true man.

15. King Wen's territory is seventy miles away. Those who eat cud and grass can go as far as they can, and those who avoid pheasants can go as far as they can. It is the same as the people, and the people think it is small, which is not appropriate

16. If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; If a king treats his ministers like dirt, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.