"If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony."
-Xun Zi
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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 people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled."
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"Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity."
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"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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"In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth."
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"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
-Charles Spurgeon
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"We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls."
-Anais Nin
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"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."
-Oscar Wilde
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"Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels."
-Nikos Kazantzakis
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"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
-Saint Augustine
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"Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed."
-Howard Nemerov
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