"If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don't say anything bad. Don't be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it."
Correcting the Shame
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Shame
The Words we use for the Creator
"The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of ... But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities."
To Distrust our Friends
"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."
Ashamed of Mistakes
"Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes."
Lead the People
"Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition...