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He Quotes by Xunzi
- A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and…
- Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of…
- If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
- Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
- When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he…
- 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…
- A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them,…
More He Quotes
- The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. — J. J. Abrams
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- No one loves the man whom he fears. — Aristotle
- He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is… — Aristotle