The Three-Charactor Scripture

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人之初，性本善。

人刚出生的时候，本性是善良的。

孟子认为，人生来就具有向善的潜能，内心天生就包含着仁、义、礼、智等美德。就像刚出生的婴儿，没有受到外界不良环境的影响，他们的本性是纯净、善良的，不会天生就作恶。这种善良的本性是人与生俱来的，是人性中最根本、最纯粹的部分。

性相近，习相远。

人的本性原本是相近的，但后来因为受到不同的环境影响和习惯的熏染，彼此之间的差距就越来越大了。

这句话强调了后天环境、教育等因素对人性的重要影响。在刚出生时，每个人的本性都是善良且相近的，就像一张白纸。但随着成长，人们生活在不同的家庭、社会环境中，接受不同的教育，养成不同的习惯。有的人在良好的环境中受到正面的引导，继续保持和发扬了善良的本性；而有的人则可能受到不良环境的影响，沾染上恶习，逐渐偏离了善良的本性。这样一来，人与人之间的差距就越来越大，有的人变得善良、正直，有的人则变得邪恶、自私。

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Introduction to *The Three-Character Classic*:

1. *The Three-Character Classic* is one of the traditional Chinese primers for children. Together with *The Hundred Family Surnames* and *The Thousand Character Classic*, it is collectively known as the “Three Hundred and Thousand,” and is hailed as a “microcosm of Chinese culture” and the “crown of children’s education.”

2. The mainstream view attributes the authorship of the *Three-Character Classic* to Wang Yinglin, with subsequent additions by Zhang Taiyan, He Xingsi, and others, expanding its content to cover the history of the Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republican eras.

3. The full text of the *Three-Character Classic* consists of approximately 1,140 characters, written in a rhyming verse format with three-character lines grouped in sets of four. Its content is divided into six sections: education, ethics and morality, history, culture, and classical texts; natural and humanistic knowledge; attitudes and methods toward learning; and ultimate values.

4. The explanations of the *Three-Character Classic* in this tool are sourced from the internet; please report any errors to us.