Mencius Quotes

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.

Mencius

Recitation: by Male by Female

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When I was 13, I entered the seminary in the hope of becoming a priest. But I often found myself helping the nuns in the kitchen and thus discovered my passion for cooking. I began to cultivate my skills and aspirations at the age of 15, when I embarked on my first apprenticeship.

Joel Robuchon

PassionAgeHopeMyselfCooking

Historians sometimes view presidents very differently from the way the public did at the time. Sometimes they don't.

Michael Beschloss

TimeViewSometimesWayDifferently

If every soldier is authorized to make one mistake, then we lose the war.

Stanley A. McChrystal

MistakeWarLoseSoldierMakeEvery

While reading 'David Copperfield' in the middle of the night - probably because of the light, I had insomnia for the first time - I looked out of the window and thought, 'If this is what books can do, this is what I want to do.'

Siri Hustvedt

TimeLightWindowNightReadingOut

I grew up in Ohio, where civil-rights accomplishments had already begun to accelerate before Martin Luther King appeared. In hindsight, we know that many people, black and white, were instrumental in changing the Jim Crow status quo on all levels.

Rita Dove

Black And WhiteKingPeopleBlackUp

I look at things logically. The humor I do is to go from A to B to C to D, and F is the funny.

Ron Shock

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Politics runs on power and money and on ignorance.

Ry Cooder

PowerIgnoranceMoneyPoliticsRuns

I thought I'd be a professional rugby player or go to university and get some degree in construction.

Luke Bracey

ConstructionThoughtProfessionalGo

It blows my mind that anyone could be unkind to anyone.

Minka Kelly

MindCouldUnkindBlowsAnyone

I love a good wool suit, and I appreciate the fact that it's a natural fiber. I know where it comes from, and I know how it's bred. And it's built to last. It breathes, and it feels good.

Jason Clarke

LoveGoodAppreciateKnowSuitLast

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

Christina Aguilera

SonChildrenHelpInvolvedGetKnew

This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.

Christopher Dawson

FreedomPoliticalCivilizationLevel

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