Xunzi

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Aktualisiert 08.09.2026

Xunzi („Meister Xun“, chinesisch 荀子, Pinyin Xúnzǐ, W.-G. Hsün2-Tzŭ3, jap. Junshi, kor. Sunja * um 300 v. Chr.; † um 239 v. Chr.), auch Hsün-Tse, war ein chinesischer Philosoph gegen Ende der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche. Seine Lehren werden dem Konfuzianismus zugerechnet. Gleichzeitig ist Xunzi auch der Name seines Werkes.

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

— Quoted in: Errick A. Ford (2010) Iron Sharpens Iron: Wisdom of the Ages, p. 48

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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.

— Quoted in: Joan Klostermann-Ketels (2011) HumaniTrees, p. 96

Xunzi

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

— Quoted in: Fayek S. Hourani (2012) Daily Bread for Your Mind and Soul, p. 336

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Not having heard of it is not as good as having heard of it. Having heard of it is not as good as having seen it. Having seen it is not as good as knowing it.

— As translated by Eric L. Hutton in Xunzi: The Complete Text (2024), Ch. 8 :The Achievements of the Ru

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Learning proceeds until death and only then does it stop. ... Its purpose cannot be given up for even a moment. To pursue it is to be human, to give it up to be a beast.

— Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (2001), p. 258

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