1. People know that they cherish life and happiness but abandon etiquette and justice. This is like cutting their necks in order to live longer. --Xunzi

2. The gentleman said: Learning is too much. 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. There is order between elders and younger ones. -- "Xunzi·Junzi Chapter"

15. If you don't know the warning, you will definitely do it later. If you hate it, you will live it up and not regret it. If you slander your husband, you will make more progress. --"Xunzi·Chengxiang"

16. Don't take away when you are angry, don't give when you are happy. -- "Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

17. The sky is not a tool for humans, so it is cold and winter stops; the earth is not a weapon for humans, 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 behaves in a constant manner, and it will not exist for Yao or perish for Jie. -- "Xunzi·Tian Lun"

19. The eyes cannot see twice and see clearly, and the ears cannot hear both ears and understand clearly. --"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. The hemp growing in the thorns will stand straight without support; the white sand will be black in the nirvana. -- "Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

23. Although the road is far away, it cannot be done without reaching it. Although the matter is small, it will not be accomplished if it is not done. -- "Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

24. Those who gain the power of the people are rich, those who gain the power of the people are strong, and those who gain the reputation of the people are 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 treasure and love its weapon.

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 people. -- "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 Encouraging Learning"

32. If you control your qi and maintain your health, you will be worthy of Pengzu; if you cultivate your character and become famous, 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.

40. Those who work hard will strive for the first place, and those who enjoy leisure will be able to let go. -- "Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

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 is not good at being sincere in cultivating his heart. -- "Xunzi·BuGou"

46. Kind words to others 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 short and long, 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.