What do you mean, although the road is long, the line will come?

It means that although the journey of life is long and far away, as long as you take the first step, once you start walking, stick to it, the quantitative change will reach the qualitative change, and eventually you will reach your destination.

From-Xunzi's Self-cultivation in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Original: Although the road is dense, it cannot be done; No matter how small, you can't do without it.

Although the distance is short, you can't reach your destination without walking; No matter how small it is, it is impossible to succeed without doing it. Although the road is long, it will come eventually, and although it is difficult to do, it will never be done.

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Brief introduction of the author

Xunzi (about 365438 BC+03 BC-238 BC), Ming Qing, Huaxia (Han nationality), was born in Zhao at the end of the Warring States Period. [ 1-7]? . A famous thinker, writer and politician, he is called "Xun Qing".

It was also called in the Western Han Dynasty because it avoided the taboo of Emperor Gaozu, and because the words "Xun" and "Sun" were homophony. He served as a drinking ceremony for Xia Ji Gong Xue in Qi State for three times, and was later ordered by Chu Lanling (located in Lanling County, Shandong Province).

Xunzi developed Confucianism. On the issue of human nature, he advocated the theory of evil nature, advocated that human nature was evil, denied the innate moral concept, and emphasized the influence of acquired environment and education on people. His theory is often compared with Mencius' theory of good nature by later generations, and Xunzi has also made considerable contributions to sorting out Confucian classics.

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