"do unto others as you would have them do unto you" meaning in English

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Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} do unto others as you would have them do unto you
  1. One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule. Wikipedia link: Golden Rule Synonyms: do unto others Translations (One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself): عَامِلِ النَّاسَ كَمَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعَامِلُوكَ (ʕāmili n-nāsa kamā tuḥibbu ʔan yuʕāmilūka) (Arabic), 己所不欲,勿施於人 (Chinese Mandarin), 己所不欲 (Chinese Mandarin), 勿施于人 (jǐsuǒbùyù, wùshīyúrén) (Chinese Mandarin), wat gij niet wilt, dat u geschiedt, doe dat ook een ander niet (Dutch), tee toisille sitä, mitä toivoisit heidän tekevän itsellesi (Finnish), traite les autres comme tu voudrais être traité (French), behandle andere so, wie du von ihnen behandelt werden willst (German), מָה שֶׁשָּׂנוּא עָלֶיךָ אַל תַּעֲשֶׂה לַחֲבֵרְךָ (ma shesanú 'alécha al ta'asé leḥaverchá) (Hebrew), fa agli altri quel che vorresti fosse fatto a te (Italian), 역지사지 (yeokjisaji) (alt: 易地思之) (Korean), 역지즉개연 (yeokjijeukgaeyeon) (alt: 易地則皆然) (Korean), 기소불욕 물시어인 (gisoburyok mulsieoin) (alt: 己所不欲勿施於人) (Korean), faça aos outros o que quer que façam a você (Portuguese), поступа́й с други́ми так, как хо́чешь, что́бы они́ поступа́ли с тобо́й (postupáj s drugími tak, kak xóčešʹ, štóby oní postupáli s tobój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-do_unto_others_as_you_would_have_them_do_unto_you-en-proverb-WtXOCfWS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
      "word": "מָה שֶׁשָּׂנוּא עָלֶיךָ אַל תַּעֲשֶׂה לַחֲבֵרְךָ"
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      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
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      "alt": "易地思之",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
      "word": "역지사지"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
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      "alt": "己所不欲勿施於人",
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      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
      "word": "기소불욕 물시어인"
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      "word": "faça aos outros o que quer que façam a você"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postupáj s drugími tak, kak xóčešʹ, štóby oní postupáli s tobój",
      "sense": "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself",
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