The way to become a gentleman is like refining gold - the more you forge it, the purer it becomes.
— Xunzi Ancient

Confucian philosopher

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From his metaphorical teachings on self-cultivation

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approx. 300 BCE

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https://www.worldhistory.org/Xunzi/

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