Quote by Xun Zi
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teachers instruct

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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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony. – Xun Zi

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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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Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die. – Xun Zi

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The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society. – Karl Marx

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To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. – Theodore Roosevelt

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A lot of guys and people in our society think that chicks just love dudes with money. Chicks love dudes who are successful who happen to have money – do you know what I mean? Chicks are attracted to dudes that are doing their own thing. – Adam Carolla

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Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not? – Kurt Russell

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