There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.

Quote by Xun Zi

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Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.

Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.

Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by...

Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by...

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong,...

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong,...

I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance,...

I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance,...

Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it...

Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it...

A person is born with a liking for profit.

A person is born with a liking for profit.

Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth...

Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth...

Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work...

Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work...

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in...

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in...

When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual...

When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual...

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they...

Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they...

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and...

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and...

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil...

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil...

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to...

Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to...

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than...

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than...

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into...

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into...