If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
From Xun Kuang
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
A person is born with a liking for profit.
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.
If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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?
A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.
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