Human nature is evil, and those acts of goodness are man-made. 人之性恶,其善者伪也。
Extract | Xunzi, Exhortation to Self-cultivation 《荀子·修身》(I)
Listen to critical and rational advice, and beware of flatterers.
Extract | Xunzi, Exhortation to Learning 《荀子·劝学》(III)
One has the virtue and integrity to be steadfast, and then one can be adaptable. 德操然后能定,能定然后能应。
Extract | Xunzi, Exhortation to Learning 《荀子·劝学》(II)
So voices will not go unheard because they are faint, actions will not go unnoticed because they are hidden. 故声无小而不闻,行无隐而不形。