The original text is: if a gentleman advances, he will gain the reputation and lose the worry. Can't live there, can't live there; It is useless to suffer, and it is useless to steal. A scholar must be an official, and an official must learn.
Scholars may become officials, but neither scholars nor officials can easily reach the realm of gentlemen. Xunzi believes that a gentleman who comes out to be an official should make the king's reputation better and reduce the people's livelihood under his rule. If you can't do this and still occupy the official position, it is cheating; It is tantamount to theft to enjoy a generous salary without the ability to be an official.
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Ideological proposition:
Xunzi is a master of Confucianism. He developed Confucianism while absorbing the legalist theory. He respects the king and also dominates power; Advocating etiquette and justice, but also stressing the rule of law; At the same time, it advocates that "the law is king."
Mencius founded the theory of good nature, emphasizing self-cultivation; Xunzi's theory of evil nature emphasizes acquired learning. All these show that he is different from the direct Confucianism. He also put forward some simple materialistic views, such as man can conquer nature, oppose fatalism, and everything changes according to the laws of nature.