Mencius said: “The noble person pursues deep learning through the proper Way, aiming to attain understanding on their own. When one truly grasps it from within, they can dwell in it with peace; dwelling in it with peace leads to profound accumulation; and with profound accumulation, one can draw upon it freely and abundantly…
Mencius said: “A truly noble person is one who has not lost the heart of a newborn child.”
Mencius said: “A truly noble person does not always insist on keeping every promise or carrying every action to completion – what matters is whether it aligns with righteousness.”
Mencius said: “Confucius never went to extremes.”
Mencius said, “If one speaks of others’ faults without restraint, how should they face the consequences that follow?”
Mencius said: “A person must know what not to do, before they can truly accomplish anything meaningful.”
Mencius said: “Rituals that are not truly ritual, and righteousness that is not truly righteous – these are things a noble person will never do.”