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Maybe I can sneak in the adjective "witty." I'm sure Shaw's maxims are partly tongue-in-cheek but can't quickly find a reference that says so

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* "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man." — Hillel the Elder (ca. 50 BC-10 AD)

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[[George Bernard Shaw]], in a preface to his play ''Man and Superman,'' has a collection of "Maxims for Revolutionaries" which include

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[[George Bernard Shaw]], in a preface to his play ''Man and Superman,'' has a collection of witty "Maxims for Revolutionaries" which include

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:Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

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*Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

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~~and~~

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*The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

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:The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

==Notes and references==

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