It’s
good to do good to others. Really, this is the basis of the whole show—doing
something nice for someone else. And why? Just because. Just because
it’s nice, and you should do so.
-Matthew Hill
ON THE GOLDEN RULE
Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice; it is an investment.
--Author Unknown
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which
sufficiently pays itself.
--Sir John Vanbrugh, The Relapse
To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means
of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their
power.
--Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)
Do
not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
--ISOCRATES (436–338 B.C.)
What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.
--CONFUCIUS (C. 551–479 B.C.)
Christ
turned the world’s accepted standards upside down. It was the
poor, not the rich, who were blessed; the weak, not the strong, who
were to be esteemed; the pure in heart, not the sophisticated and
the worldly, who understood what life was about. Righteousness, not
power or money or sensual pleasure, should be man’s pursuit.
We should love our enemies, bless them that curse us, do good to them
that hate us, and pray for them that despitefully use us, in order
that we may be worthy members of a human family whose father is in
heaven.
--MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE (1903–1990)
GOLDEN RULE The name
usually given to the command of Jesus recorded in Matthew 7:12 and
Luke 6:31—do to others as you would like them to do to you.
The designation “Golden Rule” does not appear in the Bible,
and its origin in English is difficult to trace. The principle of
the Golden Rule can be found in many religions, but Jesus’ wording
of it was original and unique.
Matthew 7:12 (Message Bible)
(Jesus said) "Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior:
Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative
and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what
you get."
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