Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
XUNZII once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
More Xunzi Quotes
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If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
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They are done merely for ornament. … the common people regard them as supernatural.
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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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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one’s inner power.
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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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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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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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The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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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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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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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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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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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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There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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