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Full Idea
Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks: these three steps lead you to the gods
Gist of Idea
Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks
Source
Anon (Dham) (The DhammaPada [c.250 BCE], §17.224)
Book Ref
'The DhammaPada', ed/tr. Mascaro,Juan [Penguin 1973], p.68
A Reaction
I don't recall either the Old or New Testament, or the Koran, placing great emphasis on speaking the truth. The injunction to give is not so simple. Give to greedy children, to alcoholics, to criminals, to the rich, to fools, to yourself?