Xun Zi (荀子), courtesy name XunQing (荀卿), was a native of the Zhao dynasty at the end of the Warring States period, and was the last Confucian master and outstanding political thinker of the pre-Qin period. Xunzi's learning came from Confucius's Confucianism, but he also deepened Confucianism, combined the culmination of each family, and opened up a generation of teachers.
1. Wouldn't it be foolish to lose oneself and the other to be the opposite? - "Xunzi. Honor and Disgrace
Testimonials: Many people do not know how to reflect on themselves after making mistakes, but instead turn their anger on others, is this not a pedantic behavior?
Second, those who know themselves do not complain about others, and those who know their destiny do not complain about heaven; those who complain about others are poor, and those who complain about heaven have no aspirations. - "Xunzi. Honor and Disgrace
Testimonial: If a person has self-knowledge, he will not complain about others, and if a person knows his fate, he will not complain about the heavens. The more often people complain about others, the more they will be poor and discouraged, and the more they complain about the sky, the less determined they will be.
Third, in the midst of the fluff, it is not straight; the white sand is in nirvana, and it is black. - "Xunzi. Persuasion
Testimonial: The grass grows in the ma field, even if it does not need support, it can stand upright; mix the white sand into the black soil, and the white sand becomes black. This sentence tells us that the influence of the environment on a person is very large, and we must pay attention to it.
Fourth, perseverance and abandonment, decaying wood does not break; perseverance, gold and stone can be skeletonized. - "Xunzi. Persuasion
Testimonials: If you have no patience and cannot persist to the end, then even a rotten piece of wood cannot be broken; only perseverance and perseverance can even be carved with a knife.
5. Gentlemen give words to others, and gentlemen give people money. - "Xunzi. Roughly Speaking
Testimonials: People with learning and virtue often send some inspiring and beneficial words to people when they give gifts; while vulgar people in the world generally send some money when they give gifts.
Sixth, yes and no, yes and no, straight. - "Xunzi. Slim
Testimonials: Right is right, wrong is wrong, not ambiguous, do not do wall grass, there is one to say one, there are two to say two, this is called integrity.
7. When the kingdom will prosper, it will be a noble teacher and a heavy master. - "Xunzi. Roughly Speaking
Testimonials: Founding the country and the people, teaching first. If a country rises or falls, just look at its attitude toward education, if in this country, respect for teachers and teachers form a social atmosphere, then the country will certainly prosper.
Eighth, if the capital is strong and used sparingly, then the sky cannot be poor. - "Xunzi. The Theory of Heaven
Testimonials: As the saying goes: "Rich and thrifty lose by luxury", if a person can work diligently and earnestly, live frugally and frugally, even if he is in heaven, he cannot become poor.
9. The villain is wrong with himself, but admires him in heaven. - "Xunzi. The Theory of Heaven
Testimonial: The mistake made by villains is to give up their subjective efforts while hoping for the gifts of Heaven.
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Testimonials: Gentlemen up, villains. Gentlemen are not tired of things, not hurt by desire, so they can control their pursuit of materials. The villain, on the other hand, cannot control his desires and is eventually driven by greed and becomes a material slave.