Mencius Quotes

Mencius (Philosopher, 372 – 289). Below are 3 quotes by Mencius from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Philosopher · 372 – 289

Chinese Confucian philosopher whose teachings, collected in the Mencius, argued that human nature is inherently good.

Quotes by Mencius

1.The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

2.The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.

3.The tendency of man's nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.

The tendency of man's nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards.