"When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and……" — Xunzi
"When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state."
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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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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas…
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Contrasting sharply, in the developing countries represented by India, Pakistan, and most of the countries in Asia and Africa, seventy…
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There are no miracles in agricultural production.
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The family farm is the foundation for who we are as a Commonwealth. And for over a century, the family…
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