Mencius

"The changing seasons teach us change is natural."

"Work without joy is mere toil."

"The free man is he who masters himself."

"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."

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

"When you by force subdue men, they do not submit to you in heart. When you subdue men by virtue, in their hearts' core they are pleased."

"Humility is the solid ground of all virtues."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"If you take joy in something you will naturally want to do it again."

"The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of benevolence."

"To nourish the heart there is nothing better than to make the desires few."

"All men have a mind which naturally loves right and hates what is evil."

"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth."

"Sincerity is the path of heaven."

"The mind of a man constitutes his nature. When his nature is developed, it becomes his destiny."

"When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself."

"Those who follow the path of righteousness find strength in their convictions."

"The capacity to care for others is the heart of human virtue."

"True strength lies not in muscles but in moral character."

"A man may neglect his personal welfare but he should not neglect the welfare of his family."

"The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their true names."

"When internal arrangements are well ordered, one need not fear the machinations of others."

"Wealth and rank obtained through unright means are to me as a floating cloud."

"The superior man makes the ability of others his own ability."

"It is not the fault of heaven that things are thus; it is our own doing."

"In leaving the superior man, one can feel completely unselfconscious; in leaving the inferior man, one feels anxious."

"The most powerful prayer is that which asks for what we do not deserve."

"Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are free to do what they ought."

"The way of learning is none other than to find the lost heart."

"All the rules take their rise from the heart of man; they are the natural expression of his true nature."