...the superior man ? ' We have here the golden rule in its negative form expressly propounded : — ' What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others.' But in the paragraph which follows we have the rule virtually in its positive form. Confucius recognises...

...him from his study of man,s mental " constitution. Several times he gave that rule in express words : "What you do not like when done to yourself do not do to others." The peculiar nature of the Chinese language enabled him to express this rule by one character, which,...

...social intercourse — forming their basis — was the "golden rule," which has often been quoted, "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others." By a peculiarity of the Chinese written language this Confucian rule may be expressed by a single monogram....

...species. Hear Confucius, the giant of Mongolia, and the idol and law-giver of one-third of mankind : ' What you do not like when done to yourself do not do to others.' And again he says: 'Do not let a man practise to those beneath him that which he dislikes in those...

...And in Buddhism as well as in the writing of Confucius, we find the golden rule of the New Testament: "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do that to others." Says the Hindu Scripture: "When an enemy comes to your house, show him the utmost...

...them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops. 3. "When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the...like, when done to yourself, do not do to others. 4. "In the way of the superior man there are four things, to not one of which have I as yet attained.—To...

...passive form, quite different from the Rule. . positive and active form in which Christianity knows it. "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others," said Confucius. And this negative form allowed the doctrine of retaliation. "What do you say," asked...

...passive form, quite different from the Rule, positive and active form in which Christianity knows it. "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do toothers," said Confucius. And this negative form allowed the doctrine of retaliation. "What do you...

...rule is the generalization which Confucius framed for the orange race some 5oo years earlier — " What you do not like when done to yourself do not do to others." Buddha, who taught compassion and self-effacement to the millions of India and the East, not only urged...

...By following the golden rule first enunciated by Confucius 500 years before Christ in these words: "What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do unto others," or expressed directly: "Treat others as you expect to be treated." This is the plainest,...