Ethics
The Golden Rule
Treat others as you wish to be treated — a universal moral principle.
ChristianityMatthew 7:12
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.”
IslamHadith (Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
ConfucianismAnalects 15:23
“Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.”
HinduismMahabharata 5:1517
“This is the sum of duty: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.”
BuddhismUdanavarga 5:18
“A man should wander about treating all beings as he himself would like to be treated.”
ConfucianismAnalects 15:23
“Zigong asked, Is there a single word which can sum up the practice of a lifetime? The Master replied, Is it not reciprocity?”
“Bring not evil upon yourselves, neither injure one another. Regard the injury of another as the injury of yourselves; treat the wealth of another as your own.”