The Golden Rule
To do to others as I would
That they should do to me,
Will make me gentle, kind, and good,
As people ought to be.
By Author Unknown
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“People have got to understand that the commandment, “Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you” applies to animals, plants, and things, as well as to people. And that if it is regarded as applying only to people . . . then the animals, plants and things will, in one way or another, do as badly by man as man has done by them.” -Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963))
“May I do to others as I would they should do unto me.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.)
“The duty of man is plain and simple, and consists of but two points - his duty to God, which every man must feel; and, with respect to his neighbor, to do as he would be done by.” -Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)
The term ’Golden Rule,’ or ‘Golden law,’ began to be used widely in the early 17th century in Britain by Anglican theologians and preachers; the earliest known usage is in 1604 by two Anglicans, named Charles Gibbon and Thomas Jackson.
“. . . wish not for others what ye wish not for yourselves . . .” -Bahá’u’lláh (born Husayn-’Alí (1817 - 1892)): “Kitáb-i-Aqdas” (English: “The Most Holy Book”) (1873), 148
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“Love thy neighbor as thyself.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Leviticus,’ chapter 19, verse 18
“Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)
To do to others as I would
That they should do to me,
Will make me gentle, kind, and good,
As people ought to be.
By Author Unknown
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“People have got to understand that the commandment, “Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you” applies to animals, plants, and things, as well as to people. And that if it is regarded as applying only to people . . . then the animals, plants and things will, in one way or another, do as badly by man as man has done by them.” -Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963))
“May I do to others as I would they should do unto me.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.)
“The duty of man is plain and simple, and consists of but two points - his duty to God, which every man must feel; and, with respect to his neighbor, to do as he would be done by.” -Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)
The term ’Golden Rule,’ or ‘Golden law,’ began to be used widely in the early 17th century in Britain by Anglican theologians and preachers; the earliest known usage is in 1604 by two Anglicans, named Charles Gibbon and Thomas Jackson.
“. . . wish not for others what ye wish not for yourselves . . .” -Bahá’u’lláh (born Husayn-’Alí (1817 - 1892)): “Kitáb-i-Aqdas” (English: “The Most Holy Book”) (1873), 148
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“Love thy neighbor as thyself.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Leviticus,’ chapter 19, verse 18
“Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)
Slightly less well-known than The Golden Rule is The Golden Ruler . . .
“The good, which each follower of virtue seeks for himself, he will desire also for others.” -Baruch Spinoza (also known as Baruch de Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa, Benedito de Espinosa and Benedict Spinoza, born as Benedito de Espinosa (1632 - 1677)): “Ethica” (1667), Part 4, Prop. XXXVII, as translated by R. H. M. Elwes
Then give to the world the best you have
And the best will come back to you.
-Madeline S. Bridges (pseudonym of Mary Ainge De Vere (1844 - 1920)): “Life’s Mirror,” stanza 1, lines 3 and 4; type of work: poem
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“The good, which each follower of virtue seeks for himself, he will desire also for others.” -Baruch Spinoza (also known as Baruch de Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa, Benedito de Espinosa and Benedict Spinoza, born as Benedito de Espinosa (1632 - 1677)): “Ethica” (1667), Part 4, Prop. XXXVII, as translated by R. H. M. Elwes
Then give to the world the best you have
And the best will come back to you.
-Madeline S. Bridges (pseudonym of Mary Ainge De Vere (1844 - 1920)): “Life’s Mirror,” stanza 1, lines 3 and 4; type of work: poem
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Shown above is the Golden Rule Sign that hung above the door of the employee entrance of the Acme Factory in Toledo, Ohio, photographed in 1913. The factory was owned by the mayor of Toledo, Samuel M. Jones. The bottom three lines read, “Therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them,” quoting Jesus of Nazareth, from “The Bible,” ‘Book of Matthew,’ chapter 7, verse 12
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“Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.” -Doug Dillon
“Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.” -Karen Armstrong
“An old nursemaid once made a comment to me that I’ve never forgotten: “I finds, Miss Evie, that you luck is how you treats people.” -Evelyn A. Benson
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“To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969): as quoted in Johnny Ong: ”Don’t Try to Live Your Life in One Day!” (2008), page 171
“Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and a good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable.” -Henry Sidgwick: “The Methods of Ethics” (1874)
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“The question was once put to Aristotle how we ought to behave to our friends; and his answer was, ‘As we should wish them to behave to us.’” -Diogenes Laertius: “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers,” V:21
“Do unto others twenty percent better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.” -Linus Pauling (Linus Carl Pauling (1901 - 1994))
What is The Great Commandment? According to the Bible, Jesus Christ answered a question about the greatest commandment as follows: 37 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (“The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 22, verses 37 through 39 (NIV))
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“Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.” -Doug Dillon
“Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.” -Karen Armstrong
“An old nursemaid once made a comment to me that I’ve never forgotten: “I finds, Miss Evie, that you luck is how you treats people.” -Evelyn A. Benson
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“To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969): as quoted in Johnny Ong: ”Don’t Try to Live Your Life in One Day!” (2008), page 171
“Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and a good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable.” -Henry Sidgwick: “The Methods of Ethics” (1874)
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“The question was once put to Aristotle how we ought to behave to our friends; and his answer was, ‘As we should wish them to behave to us.’” -Diogenes Laertius: “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers,” V:21
“Do unto others twenty percent better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.” -Linus Pauling (Linus Carl Pauling (1901 - 1994))
What is The Great Commandment? According to the Bible, Jesus Christ answered a question about the greatest commandment as follows: 37 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (“The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 22, verses 37 through 39 (NIV))
“Say of others as you would want to be said of you.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“‘Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you’ is the greatest phrase ever written. If everyone followed that creed, this world would be a paradise.” -Stan Lee
In Charles Kingsley’s “The Water Babies” (1863) book, he includes two characters, a Mrs. Do-As-You-Would-Be-Done-By and a Mrs. Be-Done-By-As-You-Did.
Golden Rule Day is celebrated on 5 April each year.
“He that does good to another, does good also to himself, not only in the consequence, but in the very act; for the consciousness of well-doing is, in itself, ample reward.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): as attributed in Maturin M. Ballou: “Treasury of Thought” (1872), page 51
“One should seek for others the happiness one desires for one’s self.” -Author Unknown
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“We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.” -Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham (1852 - 1940))
“How does one live The Golden Rule? By treating others with kindness, compassion, and respect, as one would treat oneself.” -Author Unknown
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“‘Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you’ is the greatest phrase ever written. If everyone followed that creed, this world would be a paradise.” -Stan Lee
In Charles Kingsley’s “The Water Babies” (1863) book, he includes two characters, a Mrs. Do-As-You-Would-Be-Done-By and a Mrs. Be-Done-By-As-You-Did.
Golden Rule Day is celebrated on 5 April each year.
“He that does good to another, does good also to himself, not only in the consequence, but in the very act; for the consciousness of well-doing is, in itself, ample reward.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): as attributed in Maturin M. Ballou: “Treasury of Thought” (1872), page 51
“One should seek for others the happiness one desires for one’s self.” -Author Unknown
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“We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.” -Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham (1852 - 1940))
“How does one live The Golden Rule? By treating others with kindness, compassion, and respect, as one would treat oneself.” -Author Unknown
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