confucius golden rule original quote

Key Takeaway: Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.

Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself. In the Analects, this negative maxim is linked to shu (恕, reciprocity) and appears in discussions of how to practice humaneness (ren, 仁). It offers a boundary for conduct rather than a complete list of every ethical duty. • What you do not wish, do not do to others

As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.

— Oriens

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