The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule – do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12) – is found in many philosophies and religions. It is not exclusively Christian. It is universal. Here are several other ways it has appeared:
Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him. —Pittacus, 650 BCE
Do unto another what you would have him do unto you, and do not do unto another what you would not have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest. —Confucius, 500 BCE
Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing. —Thales, 464 BCE
What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them. —Sextus, a Pythagorean, 406 BCE
We should conduct ourselves toward others as we would have them act toward us. —Aristotle, 385 BCE
Cherish reciprocal benevolence, which will make you as anxious for another's welfare as your own. —Aristippus of Cyrene, 365 BCE
Act toward others as you desire them to act toward you. —Isocrates, 338 BCE
Do not do to others what you would not like others to do to you. —Hillel, 50 BCE
(Extracted from Humanist Bulletin, Spring Issue 1997)
Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him. —Pittacus, 650 BCE
Do unto another what you would have him do unto you, and do not do unto another what you would not have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest. —Confucius, 500 BCE
Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing. —Thales, 464 BCE
What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them. —Sextus, a Pythagorean, 406 BCE
We should conduct ourselves toward others as we would have them act toward us. —Aristotle, 385 BCE
Cherish reciprocal benevolence, which will make you as anxious for another's welfare as your own. —Aristippus of Cyrene, 365 BCE
Act toward others as you desire them to act toward you. —Isocrates, 338 BCE
Do not do to others what you would not like others to do to you. —Hillel, 50 BCE
(Extracted from Humanist Bulletin, Spring Issue 1997)
Comments
"Do not unto others what is hateful to yourself".
That seems a bit more poetic.