The Master said, 'I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.'

Analects of Confucius · Book 1 1.16

Sanskrit: public domain · English tr. James Legge (public domain)

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Don't fret that others don't know you; mind that you don't yet know them.

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