Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
XUNZIMusic 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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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 person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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Man’s nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.
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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 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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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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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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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 noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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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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When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.
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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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