Real respect is earned, not given away cheaply in the market place of ideas to anyone who wants it.
I do not confuse politeness with respect.
You have my respect, because you earn it.
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True words are not beautiful.
Beautiful words are not truthful.
The good do not argue.
Those who argue are not good.
Those who know are not scholarly.
The scholarly do not know.
The wise do not hoard.
The more they give to others, the more they have.
The Way of heaven benefits and does not harm.
The Way of the wise accomplishes without striving.
I simply do as required.
The outcome is apart from that.