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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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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity. – 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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Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. – Leo Tolstoy

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Society lives by faith, and develops by science. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false. – Thomas Aquinas

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The media seems to think only abortion and gay marriage are religious issues. Poverty is a moral issue, its a faith issue, its a religious issue. – Jim Wallis

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