Xun Zi
Xun Zi
Xun Kuang, also widely known as Xun Zi,, was a Chinese Realist Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
attempting chinese-philosopher travel
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
chinese-philosopher daring impulse stay
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
becoming chinese-philosopher clouded fear mentally obsessed order properly section understand
In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
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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.
antiquity bad chinese-philosopher corrected nature recognized sage tendencies
In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.
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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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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?