Therefore, if God wants to land a great mission on someone, he must first temper his will, make his bones and muscles tired, make his body hungry and suffer from poverty, and things are always not smooth. This will shake his mind, exercise his temperament and increase his talent.

Mencius, a collection of Mencius' speeches during the Warring States Period, recorded the dispute between Mencius and hundred schools of thought, the words and deeds of his disciples, and the lobbying of princes, and was compiled by Mencius and his disciples (Zhang Wan, etc.). ).

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu called Mencius, The Analects of Confucius, Daxue and The Doctrine of the Mean the Four Books. Since the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been regarded as a family heirloom. Just like textbooks now.

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Life of Mencius:

Mencius (372- 289 BC) was born in Zou in the middle of the Warring States Period, not far from Confucius' hometown Qufu. He is a famous thinker, politician, educator, the successor of Confucius' theory and an important representative of Confucianism.

According to legend, Mencius is a descendant of Lu nobles. He lost his father when he was a child, and his family was poor. He was a student of Zisi. After finishing his studies, Mencius lobbied governors as a scholar in an attempt to publicize his political views.

I have been to Liang, Qi, Song, Teng and Lu. At that time, several big countries devoted themselves to enriching their troops and striving for reunification through violent means. He inherited Confucius' idea of "benevolence" and developed it into the idea of "benevolent government", which was called "elegance and sage".

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Mencius sued his son.