Artificial Quote by Xunzi Download Open image “The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.” — Xunzi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Artificial Evil Human nature Men Nature Nature of man
“But you've not explained why the quality of good is not inherent, but not that of evil. I say man has these dual qualities… — Tendai Huchu Copy Share Image
There are no evils in Nature, there are only evils of Man. — Friedensreich Hundertwasser Copy Share Image
“It is human nature. If we surround ourselves with evil, even evil becomes good to us. If we are not careful, that natural light… — Bruce Newbold Copy Share Image
One may say that evil does not exist for subjective man at all, that there exist only different conceptions of good. Nobody ever does… — G. I. Gurdjieff Copy Share Image
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Every man has the basis of good. Not only human beings, you can find it among animals and insects, for instance, when we treat… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
Human nature is so constituted that the propensity for evil is always intensified by external circumstances, and the morality of the individual depends much… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement. — Xunzi 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 it; having… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
They are done merely for ornament. ... the common people regard them as supernatural. — Xunzi Copy Share Image
You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them? — Xunzi 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 of loyalty,… — Xunzi 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 without coming… — Xunzi 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 their passions,… — Xunzi 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 tyrannize the… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
One of our big goals in search is to make search that really understands exactly what you want, understands everything in the world. As… — Larry Page Copy Share Image
Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
People don't want to believe that technology is broken. Pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology - all these areas where the progress has been a… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
I find theater very lazy and artificial, and then when it's not, it lacks refinement. — Natasha Tsakos Copy Share Image
Conservative feminism is such an artificial term that doesn't mean much to me. For me conservatism means accepting reality. I acknowledge that there are… — Kristina Schroder Copy Share Image
There is... an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
There is no society or conversation to be kept up in the world without good-nature, or something which must bear its appearance and supply… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
People always make this totally artificial distinction between what is commercial and what is good. They quote that maxim "Nobody ever lost money underestimating… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
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![“One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.” quote by Xunzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf9/xunzi-35969_confused_one-must-remember-equality-yet-also-be-a_2726374.jpg)
![“Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak, the intelligent frighten the stupid, the inferior resist the superior, and the young mock the old.” quote by Xunzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbf/xunzi-35969_avoiding_misery-is-evil-quarreling-a-misfortune-t_3116798.jpg)
