Do unto others as you would they should do unto you

Christian .................................................Jesus

 

2

Do nothing unto others which you would not have done unto yourself

Buddhist ............................................from scriptures

 

3

May we take the word of reciprocity to serve as our rule of life - what we do not wish others to do to us, may we not do unto them.

Confucian

 

4

Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you

Muslim..................................................Muhammad

 

5

O God!
May I treat others
As I would be treated
What I like not for myself
May I dispense not to others

Sufi ................................................Abdullah Ansari

 

6

Do not approve for another what you do not like for yourself

Zoroastrian .......................................Gospel of Zarathushtra

 

7

Do not do unto others that which you would not have them do unto you

Jewish ...................................................Hillel

 

8

Return love for hatred

Taoist ...................................................Tao-Te-Ching 79

 

9

Will ye tell others to be righteous and not practise righteousness yourself?

Muslim ...................................................Koran 2.44

 

10

Hatred is never diminished by hatred. Hatred is diminished by love. This is the eternal law.

Buddist ..................................................Dhammapada

 

 

11

When you meet those whose opinions differ from your own, do not turn away your face from them. All are seeking truth, and there are many roads leading thereto. Truth has many aspects, but it remains always and for ever one

Baha'i ......................................................Abdu'l-baha

 

12

May my heart lend its ear to every cry of pain, like the lotus bares its heart to drink the morning sun. Let not the fierce sun dry one tear of pain before I have wiped it from the sufferer's eye. But let each burning human tear drop on my heart, and there remain, nor ever be brushed off, until the pain that caused it is removed.

Buddist ......................................................Gotama

 

13

For we have been born for co-operation, as have feet, hands, eyelids and the rows of upper and lower teeth. Therefore to thwart one another is unnatural; and we do thwart one another when we shew resentment and dislike.

Stoic .........................................................Marcus Aurelius

 

14

The believers, men and women, are protecting friends, one of another

Muslim ....................................................Koran 9. 72

 

15

The more we give the more we have

Taoist .......................................................Lao Tse

 

16

To honest aims let all thy actions tend -
Truth, justice, peace, their purpose and their end

Greek ........................................................Pythagoras

 

17

Pray unto Him in anyway you like. He is sure to hear you, for He can hear even the footfall of an ant.

Hindu .........................................................Sri Ramakrishna

 

18

Oh my loving Father
Lead me from untruth unto truth,
Lead me from darkness unto light,
Lead me from death unto deathlessness
Peace, Peace, Peace.

Hindu

 

 

19

OR ANOTHER VERSION - which is the one we know as THE PEACE PRAYER:

 

Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth.
Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe.
Peace, Peace, Peace.

Jain .........................................................Satish Kumar

 

20

Have mercy on me O Beneficent One - I was angered for I had no shoes; then I met a man who had no feet.

Chinese

 

21

Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone; let your heart burn with loving-kindness for all who may cross your path.

The wrong in the world continues to exist just because people talk only of their ideals, and do not strive to put them into practice. If actions took the place of words, the world's misery would very soon be changed into comfort.

Baha'i ......................................................Abdu'l-baha

 

22

May we overcome anger by peacefulness; overcome evil by good; overcome the mean by generosity; and the man who lies by truth.

Buddhist ...................................................Gotama

 

23

Perfect virtue is when you behave to everyone as if you were receiving a great guest.
Within the four seas all are brothers.
Confucian

 

24

Those who walk in the ways of God would not grieve the hearts even of their enemies.

Muslim ...........................................................Sadi

 

25

The best soldier is not warlike; the best fighter is never angry; the best conqueror takes no part in war.

Taoist .............................................................Lao Tse

 

26

If one tries to end strife by strife there will be strife for ever. Forbearance alone can end strife and this is truly a precious law… Nothing is so strong as patience; and where patience dwells malice takes flight.

Buddhist ........................................................from scriptures

 

27

Lord God, may I strive to make him who is our enemy, a friend; to make him who is wicked righteous; to make him who is ignorant learned.

Zoroastrian ......................................................Parsee

 

28

He excelleth who regards impartially
Lovers, friends and foes,
Strangers, neutrals, foreigners and relatives.

Hindu .............................................................Bhagavad Gita

 

 

29

Religious, racial, political and patriotic prejudices are the destroyers of human society. As long as these prejudices last the world of humanity will not attain to poise and perfection. As long as these threatening clouds are in the sky of humanity, the sun of reality cannot dawn.

Bahai ...........................................................Abdu'l-baha

 

30

O God it is thy word that mankind is a single nation, so all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood

Muslim ..........................................Koran and United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

 

31

I call heaven and earth to witness that whether a person be Jew or Gentile, man or woman, maidservant or maidservant, according to his acts does the Divine Spirit rest upon him.

Jewish .......................................................Seder Eliyahu Rabbah

 

32

Just Words do not a saint or sinner make,
Action alone is written in the book of fate

Sikh .............................................................Japji 20

 

33

The First Precept is a precept of compassion, karuna - the ability to remove suffering and transform it. When we see suffering, compassion is born in us.

Buddhist .....................................................Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

34

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life.

 

Not to kill is not enough. We must learn ways to prevent others from killing. Even if what you said or did failed to stop a war, what is important is that you tried, using your insight and compassion.

Buddhist .....................................................Thich Nhat Hanh

 

35

In Buddhist iconography, there is a bodhisattva named Avalokitesvara who has one thousand arms and one thousand hands, and has an eye in the palm of each hand. One thousand hands represent action, and the eye in each hand represents understanding. When you understand a situation or a person, any action you do will help and will not cause more suffering. When you have an eye in your hand, you will know how to practice true nonviolence.

Buddhist ......................................................Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

36

To practice peace in ourselves is to minimize the numbers of wars between this and that feeling, or this and that perception, and we can then have real peace with others as well, including the members of our own family.

Buddhist ......................................................Thich Nhat Hanh

 

37

Our real enemy is forgetfulness. If we nourish mindfulness every day and water the seeds of peace in ourselves and those around us, we become alive, and we can help ourselves and others realize peace and compassion.

Buddhist ........................................................Thich Nhat Hanh

 

38

These strifes and this bloodshed and discord must cease,
and all men be as one kindred and one family…
Let not a man glory in this,
that he loves his country;
let him rather glory in this,
that he loves his kind…

Baha'I Faith ......................................................Baha'u'llah

 

 

39

Great is peace, because peace is to the earth what yeast is to dough.

Jewish ..............................................................Baraita de Perek ha-Shalom