"If you wish to see the thousand years,……" — Xunzi
"If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two."
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45 Quotes by Xunzi
Xunzi has 45 quotes on this site.
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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are…
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The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him…
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Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of…
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If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their…
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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can…
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If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct…
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Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all…
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
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No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
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Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're…
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The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the…
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My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because…
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Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest,…
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At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I…
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If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the…
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Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an…
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The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of…
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Music for me, it demands full concentration.
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