Quote by Xun Zi
Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states wil

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal. – 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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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony. – Xun Zi

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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of ones inner power. – Xun Zi

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The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill. – W. Somerset Maugham

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Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature. – C. S. Lewis

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God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars. – Author unknown, commonly attributed to Martin Luther

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We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence. – George Washington

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Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill. – Gail Simmons

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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end. – Ramakrishna

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