Quotes by Xun Zi

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

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

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A person is born with a liking for profit.

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

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

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

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

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When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time...

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

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

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

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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles...

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