He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep hi…

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He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment. ✨ Confucius (2013). Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean, p.299, Courier Corporation
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