Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion.
XUNZIHuman nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
More Xunzi Quotes
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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak, the intelligent frighten the stupid, the inferior resist the superior, and the young mock the old.
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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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Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink – such is the bravery of the dog and boar.
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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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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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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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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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