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Saṅgahasutta Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.32. Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi

“Bhikkhus, there are these four means of sustaining a favorable relationship. What four? Giving, endearing speech, beneficent conduct, and impartiality. These are the four means of sustaining a favorable relationship.”

Giving, endearing speech,

beneficent conduct, and impartiality

under diverse worldly conditions,

as is suitable to fit each case: these means

of sustaining a favorable relationship

are like the linchpin of a rolling chariot.

If there were no such means

of sustaining a favorable relationship,

neither mother nor father

would be able to obtain esteem

and veneration from their children.

But since there exist these means

of sustaining a favorable relationship,

wise people respect them;

thus they attain to greatness

and are highly praised.