The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one’s inner power.
XUNZIWhen people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.
More Xunzi Quotes
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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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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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If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one’s desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?
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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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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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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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Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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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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Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
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If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two.
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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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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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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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