Chinese - Philosopher | 372 BC - 289 BC
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
Mencius
LifeTogetherFishChooseGoWill
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
TruthTimeDangerousAlwaysBefore
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
DutyOthersChargeOneselfRoot
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
MusicKingWrongLandLittleLoves
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.
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Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.
GreatManDoingGreat ThingsWill
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
DifficultNobleOffendGovern
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.
WillDifficultRightProperty
The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.
FamilyPersonKingdomHeadRoot
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
PeaceMindHandPropertySecure
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