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.
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
I had, by thirteen, developed a sort of Taoist hubris about my ability to control via non-control.
In the products of the unconscious we discover mandala symbols, that is, circular and quaternity figures which express wholeness, and whenever we wish to express wholeness, we employ just such figures.
The working of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.
Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.
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