Words to Live by, for Centuries, across Nations and Religions:
This Rule Is Golden

Bahá’í World Faith
And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself.

—Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Buddhism

Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.

—Udana-Varga 5:18

Christianity

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.

—Matthew 7:12, King James Version

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

—Luke 6:31, King James Version

Confucianism

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

—Analects 15:23

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.”

—Doctrine of the Mean 13.3

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.

—Mencius VII.A.4

Hinduism

One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself.

— Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 113.8

This is the sum of the Dharma [duty]: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.

—Mahabharata 5:1517

Islam

None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”

—Number 13 of Imam
“Al-Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths.”

Jainism

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.

—Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara

A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated.

—Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

Judaism

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

—Leviticus 19:18

What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary.

—Talmud, Shabbat 31a

Sufism

The basis of Sufism is consideration of the hearts and feelings of others. If you haven’t the will to gladden someone’s heart, then at least beware lest you hurt someone’s heart, for on our path, no sin exists but this.

—Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh,
master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order

Zoroastrianism

That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.

—Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5

Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others.

—Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29

—compiled by Mark Linnen

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