The Golden Rule

Baha’I

And if thine eyes turned towards justice,

choose thou for thy neighbor that which thou choosest for thyself.

-          Lawh’i ‘Ibn ‘I Dhib “Epistel to the Son of the Wolf” 30

Buddhism

Hurt not others in ways you yourself would find hurtful.

-          Udana-Varga, 5:18

Christianity

In everything do to others as you would have

them do to you; for this is the law of the prophets.

-          Matthew 7:12

Confucianism

Do not unto others what you do not want them to do to you.

-          Analects 7:12

Hinduism

This is the sum of duty: do naught into others

which would cause pain if done to you.

-          The Mahabharata, 5:1517

Islam

Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his

brother what he loves for himself.

-          Fortieth Hadith of an-Nawawi 13

Jainism

A man should wander about treating all creatures

as he himself would be treated.

-          Sutrakrittanga 1:11:33

Judaism

What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor: that is the

whole of the Torah; all the rest of it is commentary.

-          Talmud, Shabbat 31a

Native American

Respect for all life is the foundation.

-          The Great Law of Peace

Sikhism

Treat others as thou wouldst be treated thyself.

-          Adi Granth

Taoism

Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain

and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.

-          T’ai Shang Kan Ying P’ien

Zeroastrianism

That nature alone is good which refrain from

doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.

-          Dadistan-I-Dink, 94-5

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