Hsun-tzu
Hsun-tzu (298-238 BC) (also Xun zi, Hsun Ching, or Zun Ching) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who diametrically opposed the doctrine of Mencius (Meng-tzu) and advocated strict Confucian philosophy (Rujia). He developed a new version of Confucianism. He emphasized that human nature is originally evil and that social control is vital. His disciple contributed in unification of China in 221 BC under tyrannical Chin dynasty.Wisdom & Quotes
- When his horse is uneasy harnessed to a carriage, a gentleman is not comfortable in it. When the common people are uneasy under a government, a gentleman is not comfortable in his post. ... It is traditionally said that the ruler is like a boat and the common people are the water. Water supports the boat but may also upset it.
- If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; If you wish to understand the million fold, then look at the one or the two.
- If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
- Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in positions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.
- The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
- Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing ( toward Heaven, the Ancestors ) . It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love and respect.
- Misery is evil; quarrelling , a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. (Otherwise) the strong tyrannize the weak, the intelligent frighten the stupid, the inferior resist the superior, and the young mock the old.
- Through what is near, one understands what is far away.
Archimedes