It is useless to talk to those who do violence to their own nature, and it is useless to do anything with those who throw themselves away. To speak what is against propriety and righteousness is to do violence to oneself. To say that one cannot abide by humanity and follow righteousness is to throw oneself away.


The Book of Mencius bk. 4, pt. A, v. 10

Mencius Quotes

It is useless to talk to those who do violence to their own nature, and it is useless to do anything with those who throw themselves away. To speak...

It is useless to talk to those who do violence to their own nature, and it is useless to do anything with those who throw themselves away. To speak...

It is useless to talk to those who do violence to their own nature, and it is useless to do anything with those who throw themselves away. To speak...

It is useless to talk to those who do violence to their own nature, and it is useless to do anything with those who throw themselves away. To speak...