Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. (Xun Zi)

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Xun Zi

Related topics

evil goodness human nature

Related quotes

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature . View quote
Charles Dickens
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. View quote
Aristotle
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? View quote
Henry Ward Beecher
No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people. View quote
William Howard Taft
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. View quote
Arthur C. Clarke