The quote "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none" is found in Shakespeare's play "All's Well That Ends Well". It is spoken by the Countess of Roussillon in Act 1, Scene 1, as advice to her son Bertram, who is leaving home after his father's death. She encourages him to follow his father's virtuous path, showing kindness and loyalty to all, trusting sparingly, and avoiding harm to others.
“Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use, and keep thy friend
Under thy own life’s key: be cheque’d for silence,
But never tax’d for speech.”
It’s important to keep your heart open and to love, while trusting only those who have pure intentions. But even when we encounter those we don’t trust, we must treat them with respect.
- Source: online
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For some comparison, I think that "trust a few, do wrong to none" is similar to "防人之心不可無，害人之心不可有“; And "be able for thine enemy, rather in power than use" to "不戰而屈人之兵, 不戰而勝 善之上善" as we talked about in APAD: "Win without fighting"
In this holiday season, let's love all and share fortune and kindness with family and friends. And most importantly, to share them with the unfortunate ones, as in APAD: It is more blessed to give than to receive
Thank you & Cheers to you all.
