Brahmanism: This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.: Mahabharata 5:1517



Christianity: All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.: Matthew 7:12



Islam: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother what which he desires for himself. Sunnah



Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.: Udana Varga 5:18



Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.: Talmud, Shabbat 31:a



Confucianism: Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.: Analects 15:23



Taoism: Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss.: T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien



Zoroastrianism: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good: for itself. : Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5



chas

Looks like doing the right thing is universally acknowledged.

I like that!


Russ

pity not many live by it eh?

Sad but true. Another good find, Chas!

R.

It's all very well to pull lines out of religious teachings, nice and homey and comforting as they are, but it's a fair bet that for every one of them you could find its opposite in the same book.

That's generally true, 124.

R.