Quote by Xun Zi
A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way t

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned. – 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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Fear
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Xun Zi
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony. – Xun Zi

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Humor
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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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teacher
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Other Quotes from
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God didnt make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you. – Joel Osteen

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I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic. – Vera Farmiga

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Faith

I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didnt have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way. – Corazon Aquino

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Faith

I cant really put it in one sentence because although on one hand Preacher is about faith and yes it is also about, I suppose, the search for God, the search for faith and the manipulation and the abuse committed by figures in whom I suppose people have faith. – Garth Ennis

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A cult is a religion with no political power. – Tom Wolfe

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Murder in the murderer is no such ruinous thought as poets and romancers will have it; it does not unsettle him, or fright him from his ordinary notice of trifles; it is an act quite easy to be contemplated. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for Americas energy problems never give up. – Jeff Goodell

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I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other. – Vera Farmiga

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movies