double standards

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.15

    The Master said, “Be strict with yourself and lenient in blaming others, and you will stay far from resentment.”

  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 58

    The governance philosophy discussed here is fundamentally about guiding and transforming people’s hearts. Governance and moral cultivation are two aspects of one whole—they cannot be forcibly separated, opposed, or subjected to double standards.