"Is there any one maxim which ought..." - Quote by Confucius
Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.
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“Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.”
“A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.”
More on Kindness
“Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
“Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don't mean necessarily "buddy-buddy", just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they're with you.”
“Every Day you should reach out and touch someone”
More on Morality
“A man's behaviour may be quite harmless and even beneficial, when he ismorally behaving like a scoundrel. And he may do great harm when he is morally acting on the highest principles.”
“In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.”
“The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our organization, which often makes a man's course seem crooked, his conduct a riddle.”