Xun Kuang Quote

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.


Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works (ed. Stanford University Press, 1988) - ISBN: 9780804714518


When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something...

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something...

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something...

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something...