Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable … - Mencius

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Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things.

Mencius

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Mencius [孟子; Mèng Zǐ; Meng Tzu; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ] (372 – 289 BC, or perhaps 385 – 303/302 BC) is one of the most famous Confucian philosophers.

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Alternative Names: Meng Ke • Meng-tze • Mengzi • Meng K'e • Meng-tzu • Meng Tzu

Originators like Mencius:

Treat others as you would be treated. Devote yourself to that, for there’s no more direct approach to Humanity.

Make your learning abundant and speak of it with precision, then you will speak of essentials.

The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.