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Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master read more
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others
I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who read more
I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there is much to suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare.
Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image
Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come read more
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
The best way to behave is to misbehave.
The best way to behave is to misbehave.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a read more
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have read more
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.