“This is the sum of duty. Do not unto others that which would cause you pain if done to you.”
— Mahabharata 5:1517, from the Vedic tradition of India,
circa 3000 BC
“What is hateful to you, do not to our fellow man. That is entire Law, all the rest is commentary.”
— Talmud, Shabbat 31a, from the Judaic tradition,
circa 1300 BC
“That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.”
— Avesta, Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5, from the Zoroastrian tradition,
circa 600 BC
“Hurt not others in ways that you find hurtful.”
— Tripitaka, Udanga-varga 5,18 , from the Buddhist tradition,
circa 525 BC
“Surely it is the maxim of loving kindness, do not unto others that which you would not have done unto you.”
— Analects, Lun-yu XV,23, from the Confucian tradition,
circa 500 BC
“One should treat all beings as he himself would be treated.”
— Agamas, Sutrakrtanga 1.10, 1-3, from the Jain tradition,
circa 500 BC
“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain and your neighbor’s loss as your loss.”
— Tai-shang Kang-ying P’ien, from the Taoist tradition,
circa 500 BC
“Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you.”
— Socrates (the Greek philosopher),
circa 470-399 BC
“Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your superiors.”
— Epistle XLVII,11, from the Seneca tradition,
circa 5-65 AD
“Therefore allthings whatsoever you desire that men should do to you, do you even so to them. For this is the Law and the prophets.”
— New Testament, Matthew 7:12, from the Christian tradition,
circa 30 AD
“Be charitable to all beings, love is the representative of God.”
— Ko-ji-ki, Hachiman Kasuga of the Shinto tradition,
circa 500 AD
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.”
— Koran, Sunnah, from the Islam tradition,
circa 620 AD
“We obtain salvation by loving our fellow man and God.”
— Granth, Japji XXI, from the Sikh tradition,
circa 1500 AD