Neale Donald Walsch Quotes
This is the great secret. This is the sacred wisdom. Do unto others as you would have it done unto you.
Walsch, Neale Donald. Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.
This appears to be the first formal codification of the Golden Rule into law.
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.
Neale Donald Walsch is an American author of the series Conversations with God. He is also an actor, screenwriter, and speaker.