Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Mencius

 

Mencius (4th Century BCE)

“When one realizes that something is morally wrong, one should stop it as soon as possible. Why wait for next year?”

  • From The Mencius (Book III, Part B) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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