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The Analects [論語, 论语, Lúnyǔ], Book 5, verse 12 (5.12) (6th C. BC - AD 3rd C.) [tr. Hinton (1998)] - Confucius | WIST Quotations
Adept Kung said: "I do nothing to others that I wouldn't want done to me." "That's something you haven't quite mastered, Kung," the Master replied. [子貢曰、我不欲人之加諸我也、吾亦欲無加諸人。 子曰、賜也、非爾所及也。] The earliest appearance of the "Golden Rule" in world literature. See also 12.2, 15.24, and Matthew 7:12. Originally numbered 5.11 by Legge and…