Quote#Friendship
The Master said, [...] "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first…
Quote byJames Legge · 1815–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Confucian Analects, Bk. 1, Ch. 8 (p. 7).
English (original)
The Master said, [...] "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles." [...] "Have no friends not equal to yourself." [...] "When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."
— James Legge
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