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" When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others. "
The Chinese Classics - Page 141
by James Legge - 1867
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The Trans-Mississippi West (1803-1853): A History of Its Acquisition and ...

Cardinal Leonidas Goodwin - United States - 1922 - 1082 pages
...and comprehensive, was thus laid down by Confucius five hundred years before the birth of Christ : " What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others." " In the way of the superior man there are four things, to none of which have I as yet attained : To...
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Anger: Its Religious and Moral Significance

George Malcolm Stratton - Anger - 1923 - 300 pages
...field to be cultivated ; 6 indeed, one's feelings are a guide to those of others, and so to conduct: "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others." 7 And as for the particular feelings that are to be cultivated, benevolence is the very substance of...
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The Customs of Mankind

Lillian Eichler Watson - Etiquette - 1924 - 912 pages
...Confucius, the sage of China (550 — 478 BC) . Several times he expressed that rule in his writings : "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others." You will be interested in the story of Confucius' birth. He was the son of the old officer Heih. That...
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One Thousand Best Books: The Household Guide to a Lifetime's Reading; a ...

Best books - 1924 - 458 pages
...written by his disciple, is one of Wells' s 10. One of his "Analects," or sayings, is thus translated: "What you do not like when done to yourself do not do to others." Congreve, William "Ultimus Romanorum" (Pope) 1670-1729 5 endorsements. The late Mr. Congreve raised...
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The World's Living Religions: An Historical Sketch with Special Reference to ...

Robert Ernest Hume - Christianity and other religions - 1924 - 348 pages
...referred to simply as "The Way" (Acts 9 : 2; 19 : 9; 19: 23; 22 : 4; 24 : 14; 24 : 22). the Path (Tao) : What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do unto others. (Doctrine of the Mean, IS : S.) The way of Heaven (Tien-tao) is to bless the good and...
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The Life of Sir William Osler, Volume 1

Harvey Cushing - Biography - 1925 - 760 pages
...sympathy ; and advised ' the practice towards patients of the Golden Rule as announced by Confucius : " What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others," so familiar to us in its positive form as the great Christian counsel of perfection, in which alone...
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A Short History of Civilization

Lynn Thorndike - Civilization - 1926 - 734 pages
...self-sacrifice in them. He gave "heart-iness" or cordiality as his watchword, but interpreted it thus, "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others. You should love all but cultivate friendship only with your equals ; spend the rest of your energy...
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The Life of Sir William Osler, Volume 1

Harvey Cushing - Biography - 1926 - 752 pages
...sympathy ; and advised ' the practice towards patients of the Golden Rule as announced by Confucius : " What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others," so familiar to us in its positive form as the great Christian counsel of perfection, in which alone...
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The Evolution of Ethics: As Revealed in the Great ..., Volume 52; Volume 969

Elias Hershey Sneath - Ethics - 1927 - 388 pages
...principles of his nature and exercises them on the principles of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others. In the way of the Superior Man there are four things to not one of which have I as yet attained. To...
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World's Strange Religions, Volume 6

Francis Trevelyan Miller - Religions - 1927 - 88 pages
...question. The highest point to which this system rises is the negative statement of the Golden Rule : "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others." "Can you state your system in a single word?" questioned a disciple in the search of simplicity. "Yes,"...
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