Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
XUNZIThe coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one’s inner power.
More Xunzi Quotes
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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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If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Man’s nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.
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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.
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You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them?
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Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love, and respect.
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Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
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