When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised.
If you tamper with it, you will ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you will lose it.
The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike.
Do not mock the poor or the weak, for the rudder of their ship is held directly in the Master's hands.
Every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him.
A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
The superior man honors his superiors, is affectionate to his kin, and generous to his friends.
When human wisdom tries to improve on nature, it invariably cripples the horse and blinds the hawk.
Never mock the gray-headed elder; the greatest wisdom rests within weathered and scarred skin.
To live without comparison is to live with reverence for life.
Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your superiors.
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