Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.Xun Zi
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.
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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
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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?
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When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.
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