Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.

Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature.

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.

Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.