golden rule
Standard to follow
The golden rule is an ethical principle of treating others as you would want to be treated yourself.
It appears across religions and philosophies worldwide: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
More loosely, a golden rule is any fundamental guideline considered essential: The golden rule of investing is to diversify. (Capitalized Golden Rule may refer to the specific biblical precept.)
Standards of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
decency · honesty · justice · duty · honor · conduct · responsibility · trustworthiness
Shared dependence or exchange
- give and takeMutual concession between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
respect · kindness · equivalence · balance · cooperation · courtesy · generosity · goodwill
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- perspective-takingUnderstanding another's viewpoint
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
humanity · caring · benevolence · warmth · concern · fellow feeling · solidarity · tolerance
moral code
Standards of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- conscienceInternal moral sense
righteousness · decency · honesty · justice · duty · honor · conduct · responsibility · trustworthiness · character
mutuality
Shared dependence or exchange
- give and takeMutual concession between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
consideration · respect · kindness · equivalence · balance · cooperation · courtesy · generosity · goodwill · neighborliness
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- perspective-takingUnderstanding another's viewpoint
sensitivity · humanity · caring · benevolence · warmth · concern · fellow feeling · solidarity · tolerance · acceptance
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, white lie
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, folk sayings, saying, proverbs
- maximsmaxim, adage, proverb, saying, aphorism
golden ruleevery man for himself
Chaotic self-interest declaration
law of the jungle · look out for number one · survival of the fittest · dog eat dog · exploitation
rule, gold, golden, goldfish, gild, gilded, gilding, goldenrod, goldsmith