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" I say that human nature is the original beginning and the raw material, and deliberate effort is what makes it patterned, ordered, and exalted. "

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" Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. "

" If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order? "

" When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state. "

" I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place. "

" A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned. "

" Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same. "

" There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. "

" Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. "

" If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity. "

" A person is born with a liking for profit. "

" 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. "

" Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. "

" 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. "

" If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest. "

" The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. "

" If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction. "

" Pride and excess bring disaster for man. "

" Human nature is what Heaven supplies. "

" In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled. "

" Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's 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. "

" Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words. "

" Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving. "

" I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study. "

" Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion. "

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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. "

" The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. "

" If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. "

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