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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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Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
XUNZI

Bring Disaster Excess Man Pride
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
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
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.
XUNZI

Good Have Having Heard Seen Something
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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Bravery Daring Fierce Guidance Impulsive Instruction Stay Violent
Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people’s emotional nature.
XUNZI

Cold Fill Human Nature Hungry Now One Rest Tired Wantmwam
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Cause Goodness Human Intentional Moment Nature Study
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Against Animosity Character Mean Rouse Vicious
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
One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.
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Act Against Aware Come Difference Displeasure.Equality One Must Remember People Allow Please
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
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Artificial Good Man Nature
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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Capable Conversely Gentlemen Love Petty Same
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Lesser Man Nobel Person Thing Use
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
When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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Activity Agriculture Concentrate Frugal Industry Moderate Rest Sharp
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

When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.

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