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The nature of man is evil what is good in him is artificial.
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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.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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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.
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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.
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Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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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?
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If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
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There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love, and respect.
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Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it having heard it is not as good as having seen it having seen it is not as good as knowing it knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
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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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Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
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You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them?
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The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.
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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 rigid cause themselves to be broken the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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