Linus PaulingI have something that I call my Golden Rule. It goes something like this: 'Do unto others twenty-five percent better than you expect them to do unto you.' … The twenty-five percent is for error.
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Another great quote from Roger Bannister, the man who broke the four-minute mile. He’s describing how we should treat others and not expect them to behave in the same way we do. According to him, when it comes to ourselves, we should do exactly what we would expect others to do in the same situation. But in order for this to work, no one can be perfect.
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