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Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles.

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Man’s nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.
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If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion.
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
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Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Lesser Man Nobel Person Thing Use
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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Attempt Erson Get Nowhere Once Road Travel
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher’s instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.
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Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people’s emotional nature.
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The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely

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