"If the impulse to daring and bravery is……" — Xunzi

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

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45 Quotes by Xunzi

Xunzi has 45 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are…
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him…
Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of…
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their…
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can…
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct…
Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all…
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

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More Bravery Quotes

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate… — Aristotle
I'm not funny. What I am is brave. — Lucille Ball
You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave. — Clive Barker
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a… — Joseph Addison
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. — Georges Bernanos
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. — Erma Bombeck
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. — Napoleon Bonaparte
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee

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