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The Universal Golden Rule
Some form of the Golden Rule exists in almost every culture.
- If we live according to the guidance of reason, we shall desire for others the good which we seek for ourselves. Baruch Spinoza
- Help thy brother's boat across and lo! thine own has reached the shore. Hindu Proverb
- Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow man. That is the entire law; all the rest is commentary. The Talmud, Shabbat 31
- Christianity: Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31
- Islam: None of you has faith unless he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Hadith (Bukhari) 2:6
- Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana Varga
- Hinduism: This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause pain if done to you. The Mahabharata
- Confucianism: "Is there one word that will keep us on the path to the end of our days?" "Yes, Reciprocity. What you do not wish yourself, do not unto others." The Analects
Boston University's Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character offers lessons and methodologies to help teach virtue to students. |