Xun Kuang Quotes

Xun Kuang
Xun Kuang
Chinese Philosopher
Died: 237 BC
Good Human Nature Man Nature People Will
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. Xun Kuang
Man Animal Affection Believe Petty Think Others Enthusiastically He Like Well Make Him Himself Deception Wants Boast Should Eager Desires
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. Xun Kuang
Travel Will Once Attempting Roads Person Get Nowhere Two
In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth. Xun Kuang
Truth Fear Picture Big Everyone Section Properly Small Mentally Obsessed Understand Becoming Big Picture Order Clouded Should
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. Xun Kuang
Distance Once Out High Tried See Could Climbing Up Place Far Much Toes Standing Farther Standing Up Found
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. Xun Kuang
Faith Good Loyalty Hate Envy Crime Will Feelings Sense Way Abandoned Born Gives Lead He Him Person Any Them Good Faith Violence
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. Xun Kuang
Nature Evil Goodness Human Nature Caused Human Intentional Activity
When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable. Xun Kuang
Good You Yourself Determination Evil Despise Approve Locate Something Detestable
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. Xun Kuang
Gentleman Others Way Ability Magnanimous Through He Generous Opens Which Straightforward Tolerant
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. Xun Kuang
Beautiful Eyes Will Ears Way Sights Abandoned Immorality Born Restriction Gives Ritual Lead He Propriety Liking Him Principles Sounds Person Any Lack Them Desires
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study. Xun Kuang
Day Valuable Thinking Once Tried Entire Study Than Less Moment Found
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. Xun Kuang
Men Petty Those Scholars Merely Cautious Upright Successful Who
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? Xun Kuang
Good Heart Approve Would Proper Order Patterns Then Many Even Desires Harm
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. Xun Kuang
Work Nature Reputation Human Nature Completion Must Brought Deliberate Sage Effort Heaven Human Then Unifying Unite
Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing. Xun Kuang
Feelings Longing Sacrifices Concerned Devotion
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. Xun Kuang
Nature Will Society Criminal Way States Rules Follows Gives Thus Quarrels Go Led End Up Anybody Conventions Conflicts Against Who
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them. Xun Kuang
Character Will Others Those Animosity Vicious Against Mean Them Whose Rouse
Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion. Xun Kuang
Music World Harmony Emotion Integral Human Fantastic Required Fundamental
If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony. Xun Kuang
Balance Strong Humor Calm Too Harmony Robust Blood
Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving. Xun Kuang
Work Nature People Human Nature Study Human Achieving Cannot Which
If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity. Xun Kuang
Knowledge Too Ease Penetrating Sincerity Foresight Them Unify Deep
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. Xun Kuang
Teacher Obey Achieve First Society Changed Humility Guided Rules Only Ritual He Observe Instructions Principles Courtesy Person Order Conventions Then Should Therefore
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