Golden Rule Quotes

Private philanthropy is the direct expression of the great Christian principle of the brotherhood of man and the Golden Rule. Private philanthropy indeed is the only valid expression of these ethical principles; compulsory charity through 'social legislation' is the exact contrary: it is the evil imposition of force by one group on another.

Faith is part of who I am, yes. I was raised Christian Scientist. The most important thing I saw every single week on the wall at Sunday school was the Golden Rule.

Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.

There's one golden rule to keep before you: laugh about everything and don't bother yourself about the others!

Golden Rule”: “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they're fair with you.

Treat the world the way you want to be treated.

Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding.

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

If you can be yourself and people like you, you're golden.

The purification of politics is an iridescent dream. Government is force.... The Decalogue and the Golden Rule have no place in a political campaign. The commander who lost the battle through the activity of his moral nature would be the derision and jest of history.

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

My mother was a Bible student, and when I was a youngster, both my mother and father would say, 'If people would only live by the Golden Rule, there wouldn't be the problems that there are.' In other words, 'treat people the way you want to be treated.' If somebody mistreats you, two wrongs won't make a right.

“Vote early and vote often” is the Politishun’s golden rule.

What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.

In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles.

When you are about to badger the weak, Then imagine yourself before a more powerful man.

Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.

I definitely consider myself a Christian. There's things that I believe in, there's things I have a self-belief on. I know I got a great relationship with God and the universe. I just believe in being a righteous person and karma. Doing unto others as you would have done unto you. I really want to help teach that.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business. I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you. The religious right wants to tell people how to live.

Maybe we ought to consider a Golden Rule in foreign policy: Don't do to other nations what we don't want happening to us. We endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us?

For what you do to others, you do to yourself.