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Ideas of Mengzi (Mencius), by Text
[Chinese, 372 - 289 BCE, Teacher of Confucian thinking. Adviser to King Hui of Liang.]
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332BCE
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The Mengzi (Mencius)
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p.89
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23398
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Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Norden]
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1.A.3
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p.51
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8235
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Should a coward who ran fifty paces from a battle laugh at another who ran a hundred?
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1.A.7
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p.55
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8236
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Avoid the animals you are going to eat, as it is hard once you have got to know them
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1.A.7
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p.56
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8237
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Extend the treatment of the old and young in your family to the rest of society
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1.A.7
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p.57
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8238
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Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree
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1.B.1
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p.60
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8239
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If the King likes music then there is hope for the state
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1.B.1
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p.61
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8240
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A true king shares his pleasure with the people
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1.B.7
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p.67
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8241
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Only put someone to death if the whole population believes it is deserved
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6A6
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p.91
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23399
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Each correct feeling relies on an underlying virtue
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7B31
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p.95
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23400
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Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done
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