Quote by Xun Zi
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activi

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. – Xun Zi

Other quotes by Xun Zi

Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of peoples emotional nature. – Xun Zi

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Nature
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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal. – Xun Zi

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Nature
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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of ones inner power. – Xun Zi

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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. – Anne Bronte

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Swans sing before they die – twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion. – Anatole France

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For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations. – Paul Cezanne

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