The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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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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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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Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature.
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