"He who outrages benevolence is called a..." - Quote by Mencius

“Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.”

“Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.”

“In abundance prepare for scarcity.”

“Ingratitude is monstrous.”

“Do not expect justice where might is right.”

“I deem it the duty of every man to devote a certain portion of his income for charitable purposes; and that it is his further duty to see it so applied and to do the most good for which it is capable.”

“The office of liberality consisteth in giving with judgment.”

“Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory.”

“General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.”