Quote by Xun Zi
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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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teachers instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order. – 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 is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. – Xun Zi

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Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed. – Desiderius Erasmus

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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. – John D. Rockefeller

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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. – Jane Austen

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