Never doubt that a small group of caring, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse.
Molly Ivins
Action is the antidote to despair.
Joan Baez
Let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly.
Muslim: Quran, 5:8
The Golden Rule Across Cultures ...
Brahmanism ...
This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.
Mahabharata 5:1517
Buddhism ...
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
Udana Varga 5:18
Christianity ...
So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12
Confucianism ...
Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.
Analects 15:23
Islam ...
No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother what which he desires for himself.
Sunnah
Judaism ...
What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.
Talmud, Shabbat 31:a
Taoism ...
Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss.
T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien
Zoroastrianism ...
That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.
Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
