Xunzi Quotes About Petty

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  • The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.

    Xunzi (1999). “Xunzi”
  • There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.

    Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.179, Stanford University Press
  • Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.

    Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.174, Stanford University Press
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