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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth. "

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

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

" Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them. "

" The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Human nature is what Heaven supplies. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" If there were no human nature, then there would be nothing for deliberate effort to be applied to. If there were no deliberate effort, then human nature would not be able to beautify itself. "

" 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. "