Classical Chinese/Lesson 3

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性惡 2: 故枸木必將待檃栝烝矯然後直;鈍金必將待礱厲然後利;
今人之性惡,必將待師法然後正,得禮義然後治,今人無師法,則偏險而不正;
無禮義,則悖亂而不治,古者聖王以人性惡,以為偏險而不正,悖亂而不治是以為之起禮義,制法度,
以矯飾人之情性而正之,以擾化人之情性而導之也,始皆出於治,合於道者也。
今人之化師法,積文學,道禮義者為君子;
縱性情,安恣孳,而違禮義者為小人。
用此觀之,人之性惡明矣,其善者偽也。


— 荀子 (Xunzi).

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