Do unto others as you would have them do to you

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Treat other people with the concern and kindness you would like them to show toward you.

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Possibly the earliest affirmation of the maxim of reciprocity, reflecting the ancient Egyptian goddess Ma'at, appears in the story of "The Eloquent Peasant", which dates to the Middle Kingdom (c.?2040–1650 BCE): "Now this is the command: Do to the doer to make him do."