He who has exhausted all his mental constitution knows his nature. Knowing
his nature, he knows heaven. To preserve one's mental constitution, and
nourish one's nature, is the way to serve heaven.
-- Mencius (Meng-tse) (372?-289? BCE)
his nature, he knows heaven. To preserve one's mental constitution, and
nourish one's nature, is the way to serve heaven.
-- Mencius (Meng-tse) (372?-289? BCE)
Related:
- The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
Mencius (Meng-tse) (372?-289?... - The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere
nor of his actions that they may be resolute -
he simply speaks and does what is right. --... - Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their
strength are governed by others.
Mencius (Meng-tse) (372?-289?... - It is the modest, not the presumptuous, inquirer who makes a real
and safe progress in the discovery of divine truths.
One follows Nature and Nature's God; that is, he follows... - The wind drives across heaven:
The image of The Taming Power of the Small.
Thus the superior man Refines the outward aspect of... - The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart
" --... - Never appeal to a man's "better nature." He may not have one.
Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage... - Nevertheless, in the system of Copernicus there are found many and
great inconveniences;
for both the loading of the earth with a triple motion... - He who has so little knowledge of human nature as
to seek happiness by changing anything but his own
disposition will waste his life in fruitless
efforts."
-
Samuel Johnson (1709...
