"Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world,……" — Xunzi
"Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion."
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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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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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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage,…
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A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at…
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All relationships change the brain - but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the…
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Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning…
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I listen to music for emotion and I get zero emotion from rap.
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
— Francis Bacon
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I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who…
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I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's…
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Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture…
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What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and…
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged…
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