The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
XUNZIHuman nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
More Xunzi Quotes
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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one’s inner power.
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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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The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
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In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men’s nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.
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Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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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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When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.
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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
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Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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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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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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Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
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