Do not that to another, which thou wouldst not have done to thyself.
Interpretation
Treat others as you wish to be treated.
This quote by Thomas Hobbes emphasizes the importance of empathy and reciprocity in human interactions. It encourages individuals to consider the impact of their actions on others, fostering a moral framework where kindness and respect are paramount.
In practice
In a discussion about ethics, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of treating others well.
Baptism is the sacrament of allegiance of them that are to be received into the Kingdom of God, that is to say, into Eternal life, that is to say, to Remission of Sin. For as Eternal life was lost by the committing, so it is recovered by the remitting of men's sins.
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
For it is not the shape, but their use, that makes them angels.
For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man's nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
Scientia potentia est, sed parva; quia scientia egregia rara est, nec proinde apparens nisi paucissimis, et in paucis rebus. Scientiae enim ea natura est, ut esse intelligi non possit, nisi ab illis qui sunt scientia praediti.
The end of knowledge is power ... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done.
With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in men, than any other association of men.
It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.
From what may anyone be saved? Only from themselves! That is, their individual hell. They dig it with their own desires.
Routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous.
All man's troubles come from not knowing how to sit still in one room.
As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past.
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