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Confucius 孔子

551–479 BCE · Chinese (Ru / Confucian)

Teacher whose vision of virtue, ritual, and learning shaped East Asia.

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己所不欲,勿施於人

Original (Chinese)

“Do not impose on others what you do not desire yourself.”

Analects 15.24

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Mencius

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Laozi

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Aristotle

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