"If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity."

Knowledge, Deep, Foresight, Sincerity

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"Experience teaches us that the world is not a nursery."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Knowledge, Experience, Reality, Truth, Wisdom

"In worthy teaching, all things are related."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Knowledge, Teaching, Understanding, Life, Unity

"Maybe I don't really want to know what's going on. Maybe I'd rather not know. Maybe I couldn't bear to know.The Fall was a fall from innocence to knowledge."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Knowledge, Ignorance, Fall, Innocence

"It isn't the sort of thing you ask questions about, because the answers are not usually answers you want to know."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Knowledge, Answers, Truth, Desire

"Read in oreder to live."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Knowledge, Reading, Learning, Survival

"Nobody can stand between you and knowledge if you are fit for it."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Knowledge, Determination, Strength, Learning

"A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Knowledge, Sage, Learning, Teaching, Growth

"Standing on the shoulders of the great allows you to see further than everyone."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Knowledge, Legacy, Wisdom, Perspective, Influence

"So vast is art, so narrow human wit."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Knowledge, Art, Wit

"Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Knowledge, Learning, Experience, Caution, Advice

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"Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving."

Nature, Work, People, Humannature

"A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned."

Philosophy, Eyes, Principles, Ritual, Will

"The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound."

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"Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar."

Death, Food, Strength, Bravery

"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."

Time, Fact, Harm, Man

"Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same."

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"There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men."

Man, Men, Successful, Public

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"Experience teaches us that the world is not a nursery."

"In worthy teaching, all things are related."

"Maybe I don't really want to know what's going on. Maybe I'd rather not know. Maybe I couldn't bear to know.The Fall was a fall from innocence to knowledge."

"It isn't the sort of thing you ask questions about, because the answers are not usually answers you want to know."

"Read in oreder to live."

"Nobody can stand between you and knowledge if you are fit for it."

"A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner."

"Standing on the shoulders of the great allows you to see further than everyone."

"So vast is art, so narrow human wit."

"Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them."

Explore more quotes by Xun Zi

"Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving."

"A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned."

"The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound."

"Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar."

"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."

"A person is born with a liking for profit."

"The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power."

"The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere."

"Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same."

"There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men."