"Mencius said that human nature is good. I……" — Xunzi
"Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that."
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45 Quotes by Xunzi
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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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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
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One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree…
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I think every American has a role in saving this country. Whether you're Democrat, Republican, independent, it doesn't matter. We…
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It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's…
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Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract…
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be…
— Robert Byrd
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Often you hear stories about never working with children. I disagree because children still have that residual magical thinking. They…
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They call me racist too just because I disagree with a President who happens to be black. You are not…
— Herman Cain
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Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will…
— John Calvin
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What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and…
— Benjamin Carson
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A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself…
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