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