1 | There are many sources for TheGoldenRule, and seems to be a key part of the philosophy of whatever culture you care to name: |
2 | |
3 | !!! Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
4 | ->''"What I condemn in another I will, if I may, avoid myself."'' |
5 | -->'''Creator/{{Herodotus}}''', writing in the 400s BCE |
6 | |
7 | ->''"Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing."'' |
8 | -->'''Thales of Miletus''' |
9 | |
10 | ->''" What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them."'' |
11 | -->'''Sextus the Pythagorean''' |
12 | |
13 | ->''"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others."'' |
14 | -->'''Isocrates''' |
15 | |
16 | ->''"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."'' |
17 | -->'''Creator/{{Epictetus}}''' |
18 | |
19 | ->''"[[NiceToTheWaiter Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your superiors]]"'' |
20 | -->'''Creator/{{Seneca}}''', Epistle 47:11 |
21 | |
22 | !!! Bahai |
23 | ->''"And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself"'' |
24 | -->'''Baha'u'llah''', ''Epistle to the Son of the Wolf'' |
25 | |
26 | !!! Hinduism / Brahmanism |
27 | ->''"This is the sum of Dharma [duty]: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you".'' |
28 | -->''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}'', 5:1517 |
29 | |
30 | !!! Buddhism |
31 | ->''"...a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another?"'' |
32 | -->''Samyutta Nikaya'', v. 353 |
33 | |
34 | ->''"Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."'' |
35 | -->''Udanavarga'', 5:18 |
36 | |
37 | !!! Christianity: Literature/TheGospels |
38 | ->''"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."'' |
39 | -->Matthew 7:12 |
40 | |
41 | ->''"Love thy neighbor as thyself."'' |
42 | -->Matthew 22:39 |
43 | |
44 | ->''"Do unto others as you would have done unto you."'' |
45 | -->Luke 6:31 |
46 | |
47 | !!! Christianity: Other parts of Literature/TheBible |
48 | |
49 | ->''"For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: -Love your neighbor as yourself.'"'' |
50 | -->Galatians 5:14 |
51 | |
52 | ->''"The commandments 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not covet,' and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law."'' |
53 | -->Romans 13:9-10 |
54 | |
55 | ->''"Recognize that your neighbor feels as you do, and keep in mind your own dislikes."'' |
56 | --> The Apocrypha, Sirach 31:15 |
57 | |
58 | |
59 | !!! Confucianism |
60 | ->''"Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself."'' |
61 | -->'''Creator/{{Confucius}}''', ''Analects'', XV.24 |
62 | |
63 | ->''"Tse-kung asked, 'Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life?' Confucius replied, 'It is the word 'shu' -- reciprocity. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.'"'' |
64 | -->''Doctrine of the Mean'', 13.3 |
65 | |
66 | !!! Islam |
67 | ->''"That which you want for yourself, seek for mankind."'' |
68 | -->''Hadith Sukhanan-i-Muhammad'' |
69 | |
70 | ->''"Fear God wherever you tread, erase bad deeds with good ones, and be kind to mankind."'' |
71 | -->'''UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad''', ''Hadith Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' |
72 | |
73 | ->''"...if anyone slays a human being-unless it be [in punishment] for murder or for spreading corruption on earth-it shall be as though he had slain all mankind; whereas, if anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind..."'' |
74 | -->Literature/TheQuran, 5:32 |
75 | |
76 | !!! Judaism |
77 | ->''"Love thy neighbor as thyself."'' |
78 | -->[[Literature/TheBible Leviticus]] 19:18.[[note]]Literature/TheTalmud states that this is "the greatest rule in the Torah".[[/note]] |
79 | |
80 | ->''"What is hateful to thee, do not unto thy fellow; this is the whole law. All the rest is a commentary to this law."'' |
81 | -->Literature/TheTalmud, Tractate Shabat, 30a |
82 | |
83 | !!! Traditional African religions |
84 | |
85 | ->''"One who is going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts."'' |
86 | -->''' Yoruba Proverb''' |
87 | |
88 | |
89 | !!! Moral Philosophy |
90 | ->''"Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end."'' |
91 | -->'''Immanuel Kant''', second formulation of the categorical imperative |
92 | |
93 | ->''"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law."'' |
94 | -->'''Immanuel Kant''', first formulation of the categorical imperative - according to Kant, this quote has the same meaning as the quotes above. |
95 | |
96 | !!! Music |
97 | -> "Whatever belief you belong to,\ |
98 | there's still always a reason to doubt\ |
99 | And there's always another opinion,\ |
100 | as to what life is all about [...]\ |
101 | There's only one thing to remember,\ |
102 | there is only one thing you can do:\ |
103 | And that is to do unto others,\ |
104 | as you'd have others do unto you" |
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