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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activi

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

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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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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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power
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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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Nature can do more than physicians. – Oliver Cromwell

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Nature is not benevolent: with ruthless indifference she makes all things serve their purposes… – Laozi, as quoted in The Wisdom of the East: The Sayings of Lao Tzŭ, transla

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

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I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. – Joyce Kilmer

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Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it. – Katherine Anne Porter

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