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In antiquity the sage kings recognized that mens nature is bad and

In antiquity the sage kings recognized that mens nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled. – Xun Zi

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In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth. – Xun Zi

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Fear
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Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion. – Xun Zi

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Music
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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. – Xun Zi

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Nature
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The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. – Blaise Pascal

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Id love to go back to Europe in the 20s and 30s, for the beginning of the Psychoanalytic Movement, and Freud and Jung, and all that was going on with discoveries in quantum physics. The whole nature of reality was changing and being challenged. – Michael Sheen

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Nature

You cant just let nature run wild. – Walt Disney

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Nature

A hen is only an eggs way of making another egg. – Samuel Butler

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Nature

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There is no need to have any special attitude while drinking except one of thankfulness. The nature of the tea itself is that of no-mind. – Pojong Sunim

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Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. – Ruth Gordon

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Courage

Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business. – Kevin Mitnick

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Business

When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. – Otto von Bismarck

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