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Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to

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

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When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. – Xun Zi

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