Xun Zi's Quotes

Xun Zi's Quotes 19

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

When people lack teachers their tendencies are not corrected when they do...

Therefore a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions and...

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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work...

Human nature is what Heaven supplies.

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Since the nature of people is bad to become corrected they must be taught by...

Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they...

Thus anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led...

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

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Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry to want to...

In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that...

Human nature is evil and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world it is integral to harmony and...

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep unify them with ease...

If the blood humor is too strong and robust calm it with balance and harmony.

In order to properly understand the big picture everyone should fear...

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them...

Quarreling over food and drink having neither scruples nor shame not...