Confucius Quotes

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.

Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.

Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our path.

Don't do to someone else what you wouldn't want done to you.

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

At the end of the day, the Golden Rule is called the Golden Rule for a reason - do unto others as you would have done to you. In terms of commandments you could probably just do that one and you would be well off. If everybody could adhere to that one, we'd be OK, as long as a masochist wasn't in charge of people.

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

I know it sounds cliched, but if we just treated each other as we'd like to be treated ourselves, we'd all be doing a lot better.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Do not do unto others what would not be good for yourself.

Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.

I'm very respectful of others.

My parents always told me to be respectful to anyone you meet and to live your life that way.

I'm nice to everybody, I respect other people. If you respect me, I respect you.

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Never do anything that is unpleasant to others.

I'm just a swell guy. No, that's a ridiculous notion - if you're being an asshole to people, you're being an asshole, that's all there is to it. It can't be rationalized because you wrote something worthwhile. First obligation is to other people.

I encourage courtesy. To accept nothing less than courtesy, and to give nothing less than courtesy.