If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the… — Xunzi Concentration Copy Share Image
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement. — Xunzi Achievement Copy Share Image
Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen… — Xunzi Heard Copy Share Image
They are done merely for ornament. ... the common people regard them as supernatural. — Xunzi Common Copy Share Image
You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them? — Xunzi Expectations Copy Share Image
Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression… — Xunzi Ancestor Copy Share Image
Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity. — Xunzi Activity Copy Share Image
One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them… — Xunzi Confused Copy Share Image
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in… — Xunzi Desire Copy Share Image
Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong… — Xunzi Avoiding Copy Share Image
