"We also find a version of it from the East. Xunzi explained: **The gentleman makes things his servants. The petty man is servant to things**." ([Location 2221](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2221)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[materialism]], **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]