-Chapter 13 of Song Zhuxi's Notes on the Doctrine of the Mean: "Therefore, a gentleman deals with a man as he deals with him."
Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
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(1) Deuteronomy in the Old Testament: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot."
(2) code of hammurabi 196:
196. If a person gouges out another person's eyes, his eyes will also be gouged out.
196. If a person gouges out another person's eyes, his eyes should also be gouged out.