Xunzi’s classic sayings

1. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved.

2. The gentleman said: You can’t stop learning. Green comes from blue, and green comes from blue. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

3. If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't face a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is.

4. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river.

5. Water carries the boat, water overturns the boat. "Xunzi·Kingdom"

6. Scholars do not have to be officials, but officials must be scholars.

7. Equality produces light, while partiality produces darkness.

8. A horse can’t take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times, but it’s hard to give up.

9. A gentleman’s education is also for the sake of beautifying his body, while a villain’s education is also for the sake of being a little kid.

10. People are to literature what jade is to contemplation.

11. Those who lead others with kindness are called teachings.

12. If you are dignified but fearful, you can be a teacher.

13. A good doctor has many patients. ——"Xunzi·Faxing"

14. The elders and younger ones are in order. ——"Xunzi·Junzi Chapter"

15. If you don't know the warning, it will happen in the future. If you hate it, you will go through it without regret, and the slanderer will make more progress. ——"Xunzi·Chengxiang"

16. Anger cannot be taken away, happiness cannot be given. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

17. The sky is not a tool for human beings, so it is cold and winter stops; the earth is not a tool for human beings, so it is far away. He dropped out of Guangzhou; a gentleman does not give up his career for the sake of being a humble Hungarian. ——"Xunzi·Treatise on Heaven"

18. Heaven's behavior is always constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie. ——"Xunzi·Tian Lun"

19. The eyes cannot see both ways and the ears cannot hear both ways and understand. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

20. There is no end to learning.

21. Anyone who is not mine is my teacher; anyone who is mine is my friend; anyone who flatters me is my thief. ——"Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

22. In the hemp, it is straight without support; the white sand is in nirvana, and it is black with it. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

23. Although the road is far away, it is impossible to reach it. Although the matter is small, it will not be accomplished if it is not done. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

24. Those who gain the strength of the people will be rich, those who gain the strength of the people will be strong, and those who gain the reputation of the people will be honored.

25. If the mouth can speak, but the body can do it, it is a national treasure; if the mouth cannot speak, but the body can do it, it is a national weapon; ... Those who govern the country respect its treasures and love its weapons.

26. When soil accumulates, a mountain forms, and wind and rain stir up it; when water accumulates, it forms a abyss, and dragons emerge. Accumulate good deeds and become virtuous, and the gods will be satisfied and the holy heart will be ready. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

27. The master is unjust and the ministers are unfaithful.

28. A common man cannot make friends carelessly. Friends, so they have each other. ——"Xunzi·Dulue"

29. When you live, you must choose a hometown, and when you travel, you must find friends. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

30. Those who enjoy easy life often live long, while those who worry about danger often die young. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

31. If you neglect yourself and forget yourself, you will cause disaster. ——"Xunzi·Encouragement to Learning"

32. If you treat your Qi and maintain your health, you will be worthy of Pengzu; if you cultivate your own reputation, you will be worthy of Yao and Shun.

33. If a villain has not gained something, he will be anxious; if he has gained something, he will panic and lose it. Therefore, there is a lifetime of worry but no day's happiness.

34. Those who are righteous first and benefit later will be honored; those who are honored first and righteous later will be disgraced. Those who are honored are always prosperous, and those who are humiliated are often poor.

35. If you see something desirable, you don’t care whether it is hateful. If you see something beneficial, you don’t care whether it is harmful. Therefore, if you move, you will be trapped, and if you act, you will be humiliated. This is the danger of partial injury.

36. Yes means yes, no means wrong, it is straight.

37. Soldiers only care about being kind to the people. ——"Xunzi: Discussing the Army"

38. Those who are evil will be in danger in large numbers. ——"Xunzi·Zhenglun"

39. When a country is about to prosper, it must value its teachers and value its masters; when a country is about to decline, it must despise its teachers and despise its masters. ——"Xunzi·Dalue"

40. If you do hard work, you should strive for the first place; if you do things that are enjoyable, you can let go. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

41. The fields are barren but the barns are full, the people are empty but the treasuries are full. This is called a country in ruins.

——"Xunzi·Fuguo"

42. Speaking correctly means knowing; speaking silently means knowing. ——"Xunzi·Fei Twelve Sons"

43. Jade is in the mountains and the grass and trees are moist; pearls are born in the abyss but the cliffs are not withered. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

44. Use money to do this. ——"Xunzi·Chengxiang Chapter"——Xunzi

45. A gentleman cannot cultivate his heart without being good at sincerity. ——"Xunzi·Bugou"

46. Kind words are warmer than cloth; hurtful words are deeper than spears and halberds. ——"Xunzi Honor and Disgrace"

47. The poor at the bottom will lead to the poor at the top, and the rich at the bottom will lead to the rich. "Xunzi · Prospering the Country"

48. Chaos will bring danger to the country, but governance will bring security to the country. ——"Xunzi Wang Ba"

49. If you know something but don't do it, you will be trapped even if you are brave. ——"Xunzi·Ruxiao"

50. There is a reason for what he holds and what he says makes sense. ——"Xunzi·Fei Twelve Sons"

51. The king is the source of the people. If the source is clear, the flow will be clear; if the source is turbid, the flow will be turbid.

52. Etiquette is the ultimate form of humanity. ——Xunzi's famous sayings

53. The etiquette is broken and short, with more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness.

54. The king should refrain from single-mindedness, and the minister should refrain from patenting.

55. Wine confuses the spirit.

56. Heaven does not create the people for the sake of the king; Heaven establishes the king for the sake of the people.

57. If people are rude, there will be no life, if things are rude, they will fail, and if the country is rude, there will be no peace.

58. Animals have knowledge but no meaning, while humans have energy, life, knowledge, and meaning, so they are the most noble in the world.

59. Determine the order based on virtue, and award officials based on ability. ——Xunzi’s famous saying

60. Ritual means correct conduct; teacher means correct etiquette.

61. A gentleman gives words to others, and a common man gives money to others.

62. Human beings have energy, life, knowledge, and meaning, so they are the most noble in the world.

63. Accumulate soil to form a mountain, multiply it and become high; accumulate water and form a sea, accumulate it and become deep. Therefore, it is the accumulation of saints. ——Xunzi’s classic sayings

64. Respect means courtesy; modesty means happiness; caution means benefit; fighting anger means harm.

65. Gong begets light, but partiality produces darkness.

66. My husband is a person who respects the integrity of his body and values ??his own safety.

67. A gentleman who is knowledgeable and considers himself day by day will be wise and act without fault.

68. Heaven can create things, but it cannot distinguish objects. The earth can carry people, but it cannot govern them. All things in the universe belong to human beings, and they need to be divided among the saints. "Xunzi·Lun"

69. If the age is not cold, there is no way to know the pines and cypresses; if things are not difficult, there is no way to know the gentleman.

70. Although there is a thorn in the spear, it is not as beneficial as being thrifty. ——Xunzi

71. Think through it.

72. If a scholar has jealous friends, then virtuous ministers will not be friends; if a king has jealous ministers, then virtuous ministers will not come to him.

73. People know it, but if they are not sincere, they cannot transform all peoples.

74. The sage can be accumulated, and the people on the way can become Yu. ——"Xunzi·Evil Nature"

75. Although a lady has a beautiful nature and a discerning heart, she will definitely seek out virtuous teachers and serve her, and choose good friends to keep her company. ——Xunzi's famous saying

76. All those who fight think that they are right and think others are wrong.

77. A gentleman is a person who is determined and dedicated.

78. Those who gain the strength of the people are rich, those who gain the strength of the people are strong, and those who gain the reputation of the people are honored.

79. Although the road is short, it cannot be done if it is not done; although the thing is small, it cannot be accomplished if it is not done. ——Xunzi

80. If it is not enough for practice, it is said; if it is not enough for belief, it is integrity.

81. If you don’t know, then ask; if you can’t, then learn; even if you can, don’t give in, then it is virtuous. If you hear it but don't see it, even if you know it, you will be wrong; if you see it but don't know it, even though your knowledge is not false; if you know it but don't act it, even if you are diligent, you will be trapped.

82. A gentleman respects those who are in himself, but does not admire those who are in heaven. This is how the sun advances.

83. A gentleman respects the virtues of others and promotes their beauty, which is not flattery. ——Xunzi's famous saying

84. A gentleman is not ashamed to cultivate, and he is not ashamed to see dirt.

85. No sound is too small to be heard, no action is invisible but not visible.

"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

86. A good scholar will do his best, but a good practitioner will be punished.

87. Benevolence, justice, etiquette and kindness are to others, just like money and corn are to one's family.

88. People know that they care about life and happiness but abandon etiquette and justice. This is like cutting their necks in order to live longer. ——Xunzi

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