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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 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.
XUNZI

Believe Boast Desire Eager Make Man Other Pretty Should
If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Deep Ease Foresight Knowledge Penetrate Sincerity
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
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Artificial Good Man Nature
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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Control Correct Lack Lawlessness More People Ritual Teacher Tendency
If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
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Activity Fluency Mind Moderate Punctilious Quickness Rest Sharp Tongue
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Lesser Man Nobel Person Thing Use
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Achievement Brillant Determine Dull Effort
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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Heaven Human Nature Supply
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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Born Each Other Human Inclination Nature Ove People Profit Snatch Struggle
You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them?
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Expectation Look Opportunity Season Seasonal Seize Upon
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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Look Millionfold One Thousand Today Two Understand Wish Year
I 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.
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Climb Could Far Farther Found High Once Out Place See Stand Toe Tries
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Against Animosity Character Mean Rouse Vicious
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
Man’s nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.
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Activity Conscious Goodness Man Nature Result
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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Antiquity Bad Control Correct Lawlessness Nature Sagem Recognize Tendency

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