Quote Pictures Mencius By thehistorianshut - August 9, 2016 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE) “Benevolence overcomes cruelty just as water overcomes fire.” From The Mencius (Book VI, Part A, section 18) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...