Emily Saliers Quotes
Don't do to someone else what you wouldn't want done to you.
Saliers, Don E., and Emily Saliers. A Song to Sing, a Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice. Jossey-Bass, 2004.
This is one of the earliest versions of the Golden Rule. Mytilene had been at war with Athens. Pittacus suggested that instead of the armies fighting, the war should be decided by a battle between him and the Athenian General who accepted. Pittacus won and was the Ruler of Athens, where he became quite popular. He wrote all his laws and decrees in poetry. He resigned after 10 years. He was considered one of the 7 great Greek Sages.
This appears to be the first formal codification of the Golden Rule into law.
Emily Ann Saliers is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments.