An idea from The Doctrine of the Mean

Trust runs back to something inside you. Your ruler won’t trust you if your friends don’t, and your friends won’t if you fail your parents. You’ll fail your parents if you aren’t true inside, and you can’t be true inside until you understand what is good.

From The Doctrine of the Mean by Zisi

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