GOLDEN RULE
Do not do to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.
Pittacus
Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.
Thales
What you do not want to happen to you, do not do it yourself either.
Sextus the Pythagorean
Do not do to others that which angers you when they do it to you.
Isocrates
What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others.
Epictetus
Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself.
Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29
Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself.
Bahá'í Faith, Bahá’u'lláh, Gleanings
Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
Buddhism, Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18
In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; this is the law and the prophets.
Christianity, Jesus, Matthew 7:12
One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct... loving-kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.
Confucianism, Confucius, Analects 15.23
This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you.
Hinduism, Mahabharata 5:1517
Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.
Islam, Muhammad, Hadith
One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated.
Jainism, Mahavira, Sutrakritanga 1.11
What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.
Judaism, Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a
We are as much alive as we keep the earth alive.
Native Spirituality, Chief Dan George
I am a stranger to no one, and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all.
Sikhism, Guru Granth Sahib, pg. 1299
Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss.
Taoism, Laozi, T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien, 213-218
We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Unitarianism, Unitarian principle