Even those who are well-skilled at reading lips can only pick up about 30 to 35% percent of what is being said because most of our verbal expression is done inside of the mouth.
When reading lips, it is not only limited to the mouth and tongue to recognize words. You have to pay attention to gestures, body language, and facial expressions. This is true because even the most skilled trained people can only read 30 to 35% of people's lips, and that is the case when the individual has good lip movements.
Confucius meant, when he advised people to think of themselves when they saw a criminal or a greedy person, to treat others how you would like to be treated. Also to think of how you would feel in the criminal or greedy person’s situation.
