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There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life, that word is reciprocity; What you do not wish done to yourself, Do not do to others.
There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life, that word is reciprocity; What you do not wish done to yourself, Do not do to others.
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- Confucius (identity unresolved)
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- Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)
Number 1627 · printed citation: Confucius
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