Mencius sayings

Here are some famous sayings by the Chinese philosopher Mencius:

1. "The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least."

2. "Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart."

3. "The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind."

4. "When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

5. "Pity the man who has lost his path and does not follow it, and lost his heart and does not go out and recover it."

6. "He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man."

7. "The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote."

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

9. "The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least."

10. "The people are the root of a country; if the root is firm, the country is tranquil."

Above is Mencius sayings.