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Ancient Chinese thinker and educator, representative of Confucianism
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Quotes by Xunzi
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不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。
Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand li; without gathering small streams, one cannot form rivers and seas.
— Unknown
Source: Xunzi
锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。
If you give up halfway, even rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, even metal and stone can be carved.
— Unknown
Source: Xunzi
学如逆水行舟，不进则退。
Learning is like rowing upstream; if you don't advance, you retreat.
— Unknown
Source: Augmented Wise Sayings
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