"Thus, that one can find no place to……" — Xunzi
"Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words."
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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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More Breadth Quotes
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The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
— Irving Babbitt
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I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is solid.
— Thomas Carlyle
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If you go and talk to most people, they mean well but they don't have much of a breadth on…
— Benjamin Carson
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If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and…
— Margaret Cho
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To keep the fire burning brightly there's one easy rule: Keep the two logs together, near enough to keep each…
— Unknown Author
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When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park we saw a few daffodils close to the waterside. But as…
— Dorothy Wordsworth
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Intelligent media companies strive to provide both intellectual and comedy programs, groundbreaking and reflective articles, art house and popular movies.…
— Lachlan Murdoch
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If vitality gives a man's perspectives color, if community bonds give them breadth, if awareness of the land makes them…
— Unknown Author
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If you wish me well, do not stand pitying me, but lend me some succour as fast as you can;…
— Aesop
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The richest person in the world - in fact. All the riches in the world - couldn't provide you with…
— Malcolm Forbes
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