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Quote by Xun Zi
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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The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. – Xun Zi

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Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving. – Xun Zi

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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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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

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