Xun Zi Quotes on nature

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

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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... view

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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... view

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

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

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Human nature is what Heaven supplies... view

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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... view

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

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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... view

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