"A man must not be without shame,..." - Quote by Mencius

“When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when two men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they all have a feeling of alarm and distress, not to gain friendship with the child's parents, nor to seek the praise of their neighbors and friends. From such a case, we see that a man without the feeling of commiseration is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity.”

“People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.”

“Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.”

“What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.”

“It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.”

“A letter does not blush.”

“If one knows what is right, he will do it; nobody wants to be evil”

“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and sheer cloudy vagueness... Political language [is] designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.”

“Deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There is something not right," no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or moral code.”