The Wisdom of Alexandria

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In answering him Christ quotes from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 — The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. But he continues, saying there is a second, much like the first, and he quotes Leviticus 19:18 — Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Both books are believed to have been written by Moses — Leviticus in 1445 B.C. and Deuteronomy about 40-years earlier.

Around 500 B.C. in China, the sage Confucius taught — What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do unto others. Throughout Asia the saying became known as the Golden Rule. Later, as oriental and occidental cultures met and merged, the Leviticus quote to "Love your neighbor as yourself" was recognized as a different wording of the same axiom.

Some call it the First Law of Civilization and "the ethic of reciprocity," but in one form or another, the Golden Rule is probably the most quoted and widely known saying in the world. Here are some of the many variations of the Golden Rule:

Always do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

- Conventional saying

Love your neighbor as yourself.

- Leviticus|19:18, Matthew|22:39, Romans|13:9, Mark|12:31

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

- Luke|6:31

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

- Matthew|7:12

Do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you.

- Confucius, Analects 15:23 (c. 551-479 BC)

Whatsoever thou wouldst that men should not do to thee, do not do that to them. This is the whole law. The rest is only commentary.

- Talmud, Hillel Ha-Babli, Shabbat, 31A (c. 30 B.C.)

Do to no one what you would not want done to you.

-Tobit 4:15 (c. 200 B.C.)

One should seek for others the happiness one desires for himself.

- Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, c. 563 - c. 483 B.C.)

Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.

- Buddha (Udana-Varga 5:18)

The true rule of life is to guard and to do by the things of others as one would to his own.

- Hindu Scripture

We should behave toward friends as we would wish friends to behave toward us.

- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

He sought for others the good he desired for himself. Let him pass.

- Egyptian Book of the Dead (1580-1350 B.C.)

Deal with others as thou wouldst thyself be dealt by. Do nothing to thy neighbor which thou wouldst not have him do to thee hereafter.

- Brahman (Hindu) Mahabharata (c. 800 B.C.)

This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.

- Mahabharata, 5, 1517.

Never do to other persons what would pain thyself.

- Panchatantra (Buddhist Mythology c. 200 B.C.)

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

- Isocrates (436-338 B.C.)

In your dealing with others, harm not that you be not harmed.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the Younger (c.3 B.C.-c.65 A.D.)

That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.

- Zoroastrian, Dadistan-I dinik, Zend-Avesta, 94,5 (c. 700 B.C.)

No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.

- Islamic (Sunnah, 622 A.D.)

Regard your neighbor's gain as your gain, and your neighbort's loss as your own loss.

- Taoism, Tai Shang Kan Yin P'ien

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In answering him Christ quotes from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 — The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. But he continues, saying there is a second, much like the first, and he quotes Leviticus 19:18 — Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Both books are believed to have been written by Moses — Leviticus in 1445 B.C. and Deuteronomy about 40-years earlier.

Around 500 B.C. in China, the sage Confucius taught — What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do unto others. Throughout Asia the saying became known as the Golden Rule. Later, as oriental and occidental cultures met and merged, the Leviticus quote to "Love your neighbor as yourself" was recognized as a different wording of the same axiom.

Some call it the First Law of Civilization and "the ethic of reciprocity," but in one form or another, the Golden Rule is probably the most quoted and widely known saying in the world. Here are some of the many variations of the Golden Rule:

Always do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

- Conventional saying

Love your neighbor as yourself.

- Leviticus|19:18, Matthew|22:39, Romans|13:9, Mark|12:31

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

- Luke|6:31

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

- Matthew|7:12

Do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you.

- Confucius, Analects 15:23 (c. 551-479 BC)

Whatsoever thou wouldst that men should not do to thee, do not do that to them. This is the whole law. The rest is only commentary.

- Talmud, Hillel Ha-Babli, Shabbat, 31A (c. 30 B.C.)

Do to no one what you would not want done to you.

-Tobit 4:15 (c. 200 B.C.)

One should seek for others the happiness one desires for himself.

- Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, c. 563 - c. 483 B.C.)

Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.

- Buddha (Udana-Varga 5:18)

The true rule of life is to guard and to do by the things of others as one would to his own.

- Hindu Scripture

We should behave toward friends as we would wish friends to behave toward us.

- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

He sought for others the good he desired for himself. Let him pass.

- Egyptian Book of the Dead (1580-1350 B.C.)

Deal with others as thou wouldst thyself be dealt by. Do nothing to thy neighbor which thou wouldst not have him do to thee hereafter.

- Brahman (Hindu) Mahabharata (c. 800 B.C.)

This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.

- Mahabharata, 5, 1517.

Never do to other persons what would pain thyself.

- Panchatantra (Buddhist Mythology c. 200 B.C.)

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

- Isocrates (436-338 B.C.)

In your dealing with others, harm not that you be not harmed.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the Younger (c.3 B.C.-c.65 A.D.)

That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.

- Zoroastrian, Dadistan-I dinik, Zend-Avesta, 94,5 (c. 700 B.C.)

No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.

- Islamic (Sunnah, 622 A.D.)

Regard your neighbor's gain as your gain, and your neighbort's loss as your own loss.

- Taoism, Tai Shang Kan Yin P'ien

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