Quote Pictures Mencius By thehistorianshut - August 11, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Mencius (4th century BCE) “You can never gain the Empire without the heartfelt admiration of the people in it.” From The Mencius (Book IV, Part B, section 16) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...