The Golden Rule
The principle of treating others as you would wish to be treated across multiple ethical traditions.
Matthew 7:12
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Quran 4:36
“Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents show kindness, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the neighbor near and the neighbor far away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess.”
Encompasses reciprocity within community
Analects 15:23
“Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.”
Confucian reciprocity principle
Mahabharata 5:1517
“This is the sum of duty: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.”
Udanavarga 5:18
“A man should wander about treating all beings as he himself would like to be treated.”