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Sayings & Idioms · LT905

Aphorisms

Immortal maxims, inspirational epigrams, and ethical golden verses.

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Mural guide

A steady candle reflects in a bronze mirror beside a single balanced stone, distilling a quiet lesson.

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Zhou

1046–256 BCE1 works
  1. Do Not Impose on Others What You Do Not DesireAnalectsDo not do to others what you would not want done to yourself; the Confucian principle of reciprocity.
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