From the Sacred “Works of Mencius,” Gong Sun Chou I, Part 1of 2

The most famous Confucian thinker was Mencius, who was regarded to be the true transmitter of Confucius’ teachings and was influential in the development of Confucianism up until the modern times. Today we present excerpts of the sage wisdom of Confucius through the teachings of Mencius known as “The Works of Mencius” or “Mengzi.”