Mo Tzu

 

Mo Tzu (5th Century BCE Philosopher and Theologian)

"It is the business of the benevolent man to try to promote what is beneficial to the world and to eliminate what is harmful."

• From the Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, translated by Burton Watson.

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Confucius

Confucius (6th and 5th Century BCE)

"As for Goodness - you yourself desire rank and standing; then help others to get rank and standing. You want to turn your own merits to account; then help others to turn theirs to account..."

• From The Analects of Confucius, translated by Arthur Waley.

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Confucius

Confucius (6th and 5th century BCE Chinese philosopher)

"If out of the 300 Songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teaching, I would say, 'let there be no evil in your thoughts.'"

• From The Analects of Confucius translated by Arthur Waley.

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Epicurus

Epicurus (341-270 BCE)
From Principal Doctrines (Kuriai doxai)

"Of all the things which wisdom secures for the attainment of happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the greatest is the possession of friendship."

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Sir Thomas More

 

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE)

"To my mind, no amount of property is equivalent to a human life."

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Mencius

 

Mencius (372-289 BCE)

"Human nature is good just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good; there is no water that does not flow downwards."

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Mencius

 

"Benevolence overcomes cruelty just as water overcomes fire."

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Mencius

"All that matters is that there should be benevolence and righteousness."

From Mencius' Basic Writings

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