wat gij niet wilt dat u geschiedt, doe dat ook een ander niet

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, Don’t do to others what you don’t want to happen to yourself. The phrase is a calque of Latin quod tibi non vis fieri, alteri ne feceris, which has been ascribed to Severus Alexander. Possibly based on the golden rule (Matthew 7:12), but at least associated with it later on. Compare German was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu.

Proverb[edit]

wat gij niet wilt dat u geschiedt, doe dat ook een ander niet

  1. You should treat others as you want to be treated by them.