Celebrities' evaluations of Mencius include:
1. "Historical Records: Biography of Mencius and Xunqing" Sima Qian commented on Mencius: "At that time, Qin used Shang Jun to make the country rich and powerful. Chu and Wei used Wu Qi to defeat weak enemies, King Xuan of Qi used his grandson Tian Ji's disciples, and the princes in the east faced Qi. The affairs of the world were united and followed by Lian Heng, who was wise in attacking, and Meng Ke was the leader of the Tang and Yu dynasties. The virtue is not consistent with what it is."
Secondly, Meng Ke's family disappeared, the sacred learning was lost, and the people of the world turned away from the original. ——Zhu Xi's "Reading Chronicles of the Tang Dynasty".
3. Yao was passed down to Shun, Shun was passed down to Yu, Yu was passed down to Tang, Tang was passed down to Wen, Wu, Zhou Gong, , Wu, Zhou Gong was passed down to Confucius, Confucius According to legend, Meng Ke. Ke's death cannot be passed down. ——Han Yu's "Collection of Han Changli".
4. After the death of Duke Zhou, the teachings of the saints will not be passed on; after the death of Meng Ke, the teachings of the saints will not be passed on. If the Tao is not practiced, there will be no good governance for a hundred generations; if learning is not passed on, there will be no true Confucianism for thousands of years. ——Cheng Yi.
1. The "Notes on Mencius" written by Zhao Qi, a classics scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is the earliest and most complete commentary in the history of Mencius. Its general preface "Mencius's Inscription" states: "Mencius was born with a virtuous character. He died of his father when he was young. He was taught by his loving mother three times when he was young. He was a long-term teacher of Confucius's grandson Si. He taught Confucianism and understood the Five Classics...".
2. He highly praised Mencius, saying that Mencius "wrote seven chapters... which are worthy of support and elegant words. They can be said to be straight but not arrogant, crooked but not yielding, and destined the world." The term "Sage of Great Talent" was first used in writing.