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Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must b

Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles. – Xun Zi

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The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. – 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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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. – Xun Zi

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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. – Marie Curie

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Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. – Richard P. Feynman

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Behold the child, by Natures kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. – Alexander Pope

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