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论语 · 己所不欲，勿施于人
Confucius's one-sentence rule, and the character 恕 that holds it.
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恕shùreciprocity, forbearance: 如 heart, the heart that puts itself in another's place
原文 · THE LINE
Qí shù hū! Jǐ suǒ bú yù, wù shī yú rén.其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施于人。It is reciprocity: what you do not want for yourself, do not do to others.
构成 · THE CHARACTER
如 + 心 = 恕
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如 | rú | as, like |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 恕 | shù | to treat as your own heart would want |
Zigong asked for a single word to live one's whole life by. This was the answer.
《论语·卫灵公》· Confucius
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