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Mencius – Chapter 7.11 The Dao is right here
Mencius said: “The Dao is right before you, yet you seek it far away;the task is simple, yet you make it difficult.If everyone simply loves their own parents and respects their elders,the whole world will be at peace.”
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Mencius – Chapter 7.10 Self-sabotage vs. Benevolence and Righteousness
Mencius said: “One who harms himself cannot be reasoned with; one who abandons himself cannot be partnered with in meaningful action.”
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Mencius – Chapter 7.9 Winning Hearts, Not Battles: Benevolence attracts People and tyrants drive them away
Mencius said: “Jie of Xia and Zhou of Shang lost the empire because they lost the people;and they lost the people because they lost their hearts.”
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Mencius – Chapter 7.8 Self-inflicted ruin and the moral roots
Mencius said: “Can one reason with those unbenevolent men?They feel secure in danger, profit from disasters, and even take pleasure in the very things that will destroy them.If such people could still be reasoned with, how could there ever be ruined states or broken families?”