Xunzi’s classic famous sayings

Xunzi was a famous thinker, writer and politician during the Warring States Period. Xunzi developed Confucianism, and his theory is often compared with Mencius' theory of "nature is good". The following are Xunzi's classic sayings that I have compiled for you. I hope they can help you.

Xunzi’s classic sayings

1. Soldiers only care about being kind to the people. ——"Xunzi · Discussing the Army"

2. The evil will be in danger in large numbers. ——"Xunzi·Zhenglun"

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

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

5. When the fields are barren but the barns are full, when the people are empty but the treasury is full, this is called a country in ruins. ——"Xunzi·Fu Guo"

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

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

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

9. A gentleman should cultivate his heart with sincerity. ——"Xunzi · Being Strict"

10. Kind words to others are warmer than cloth; hurtful words are deeper than spears and halberds. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

11. 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·Fuguo"

12. Heaven creates people not for the sake of the king; Heaven establishes the king for the people.

13. If people are rude, there will be no life, if things are rude, there will be no success, and if the country is rude, there will be no peace.

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

15. Determine the rank based on virtue, and award officials based on ability. Xunzi's classic famous sayings

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Etiquette is the ultimate form of humanity.

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

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

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

9. 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 quotations

10. Respect means etiquette; modesty means joy; prudence means benefit; fighting anger means harm.

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

12. The teacher regards his body as a decent person and values ??his own safety.

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

14. Heaven can create things, but 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·On Rites"

15. 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. Xunzi's classic famous sayings

1. If you don't know the warning, you will surely do it later. If you hate it, you will live it up without regrets. If you slander your husband, you will make more progress. ——"Xunzi·Chengxiang"

2. Anger cannot be taken away, happiness cannot be given. ——"Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

3. The sky is not a tool for human beings, so it is cold, and it stops winter; the earth is not a tool for people, so it is far away, and it stops wide; a gentleman is not a small and powerful person, so he stops walking. ——"Xunzi·Treatise on Heaven"

4. Heaven behaves in a permanent way, and it will not exist for Yao or perish for Jie. ——"Xunzi·Tian Lun"

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

6. Chaos will bring danger to the country, but governance will bring security to the country.

——"Xunzi·Wang Ba"

7. Anyone who is not my teacher is my teacher; anyone who is my teacher is my friend; anyone who flatters me is my thief. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

8. The fluffy hemp grows straight without support; the white sand is in nirvana, and it is black with it. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

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

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

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

12. When soil accumulates, a mountain forms, and wind and rain stir it up; 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"

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

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

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

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

17. If you neglect yourself and forget yourself, you will cause disaster. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

18. If you treat your Qi and maintain your health, you will be worthy of Peng Zu; if you cultivate yourself and make a name for yourself, you will be worthy of Yao and Shun.

19. A villain is worried if he has not gained something; if he has gained something, he is panicking about losing it. Therefore, there is a lifetime of worry but no day's happiness.

20. Those who put righteousness first and benefit later will be honored; those who are honored first and then righteousness will be disgraced. Those who are honored are always prosperous, and those who are humiliated are often poor. ;