When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

Quote by Xun Zi

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

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

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the...

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the...

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

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 is what Heaven supplies.

Human nature is what Heaven supplies.

A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for...

A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for...

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,...

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with...

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with...

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to...

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to...

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...

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

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

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

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious...

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.