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.
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.
Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion.
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
