The Instructions of Ptah-Hotep 

Be a Fair Mediator Between the Noble and the Multitude

If you be the son of a man of the priesthood, and an envoy to conciliate the multitude, . . speak you without favoring one side. Let it not be said, 'His conduct is that of the nobles, favoring one side in his speech,' Turn your aim toward exact judgments.

Back to the AAA Encyclopedia, The Instructions of Ptah-Hotep  Forward to "Forgive and Do Not Seek Gratitude for It".