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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Pride and excess bring disaster for man. "

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" Human nature and deliberate effort must unite, and then the reputation of the sage and the work of unifying all under Heaven are thereupon brought to completion. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature. "

" When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm. "

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

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

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

" The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound. "

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

" 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. "