Becoming A Brilliant Star

Religious Scripture

Compiled by

William G. Huitt

Valdosta, GA

Last Revised: April 2001
General

In the Navajo religion and culture, there is an emphasis on how you relate to everything around you. Everything has to be measured, weighed, and harmonious. We call it nizhoni—walking in beauty.
American Indigenous Religions, Lori Cupp (Navajo)

May you always walk in Beauty.
American Indigenous Religions, Ancient Prayer

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. 
American Indigenous Religions, Chief Seattle (Suquamish)

Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday. 
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: TB, 138

Conquering oneself is better than conquering other people. 
Buddhism, Dhammapada 104

For self is the master of self; self is the refuge of self. Therefore tame yourself, like a merchant tames a noble horse. 
Buddhism, Dhammapada 380

…be sure that everything is done properly and in order.
Christianity, Corinthians I 14: 40 NLT
 
Tseng Tzu said: “Each day I examine myself in three ways: in doing things for others, have I been disloyal? In my interactions with friends, have I been untrustworthy? Have not practiced what I have preached?”
Confucianism, Analects 1: 4
[A] person consists of desires. And as is his desire, so is his will; and as is his will, so is his deed; and whatever deed he does, that he will reap.
Hinduism, Brihadaranyaka 
Upanishad 4: 5

“And so strength must come to the nation through education.”
Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

And whoso maketh efforts for Us, in Our ways will we guide them.
Islam, Qur’án 29: 69
  
Fight with yourself; why fight with external foes? He who conquers himself through himself will obtain happiness.... 
Jainism, Uttaradhyayana Sutra 9.35 

Difficult to conquer is oneself; but when that is conquered, everything is conquered. 
Jainism, Uttaradhyayana Sutra 9.36 

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.
Judaism, Mishlei (Proverbs) 6: 23 JPS

Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.  But it was by a special love that it was made known to him that he was created in the image of God.
Judaism, Mishnah, Abot 3: 18

Man wails over the loss of what he calls his:
Know, the Self is not perishable. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Gauri, M.5, p. 188

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 67

This do I ask, O Lord, reveal unto me the truth!
Zoroastrianism, Zvesta, Yasna 44: 3

Character

Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations. 
American Indigenous Religions, Black Elk (Oglala Sioux) 

[O]ur traditional values are based on order,…decency, …wisdom, … and health... These endow us with the knowledge that our life is our religion; this land is our church; and the universe is our relative. 
American Indigenous Religions, Elizabeth A. Wells (Mescalero Apache) 

The most vital duty, in this day, is to purify your characters, to correct your manners, and improve your conduct.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: SWAB, 10 

The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice...
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HW, Arabic #2

Bad actions and actions harmful to ourselves are easy to do; what is beneficial and good, that is very difficult to do.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 117

By oneself is wrong done; by oneself one suffers; by oneself is wrong left undone; by oneself is one purified. Purity and impurity come from oneself; no one can purify another.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 119

As a smith removes the impurities from silver, so let the wise remove the impurities from oneself one by one, little by little, again and again.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 239

The gift of truth surpasses all gifts; the sweetness of the truth surpasses all sweetness; joy in the truth surpasses all pleasures; the destruction of craving overcomes all sorrows.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 259

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 
Christianity, Timothy I 4: 12 NKJV

Confucius said: “The Superior Man cares about virtue; the inferior man cares about material things. The Superior Man seeks discipline; the inferior man seeks favors.”
Confucianism, Analects 4: 11

Single is each being born; single it dies; single it enjoys the reward of its virtue; single it suffers the punishment of its sin. 
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 4: 240 

Truth is said to be the one unequalled means of purification of the soul. Truth is the ladder by which man ascends to heaven, as a ferry plies from one bank of a river to another. 
Hinduism, Narada Dharma 
Sutra 1: 210

On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged. 
Islam, Qur’án 23: 62

Conform yourselves to the character of God.
Islam, Hadith of Abu Nuaym

Subdue pride by modesty, overcome hypocrisy by simplicity, and dissolve greed by contentment. 
Jainism, Samanasuttam 136 

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. 
Judaism, Mishlei (Proverbs) 28: 13 JPS

One should be known as true who in his heart bears truth—
His impurity of falsehood cast off, his person should be washed clean.
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Asa-ki-Var, M.1, p. 468

Realization of Truth is higher than all else; 
Higher still is truthful living. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sri Ashtpadi, M.1, p. 62 

Style

…everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence. 
American Indigenous Religions, Mourning Dove [Christine Quintasket] (Salish)

Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 293

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them. 
Christianity, Romans 12: 6 ASB

God, glory be to Him, has not created you without a purpose and has not left you without duties, obligations, and responsibilities.
Islam, Nahjul Balagha Sermon 67

Spiritual Development

The Great Spirit is in all things, is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground, She returns to us....
American Indigenous Religions, Big Thunder [Bedagi] (Wabanaki Algonquin)

There is no death. Only a change of worlds.
American Indigenous Religions, Chief Seattle (Suquamish)

The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit—the divine breath which animates and pervades all things.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 58 

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law. 
Christianity, Galatians 5: 22-23 NLT
 
“Oh, how calm would be the work of one who really understood the divinity of man! For such, there is nothing to do, save to open men's eyes. All the rest does itself.”
Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

Neither illusion nor the mind, only bodies attained death
Hope and delusion did not die, so Kabir said.
Hinduism, Kabir, Doha 10

Heaven and earth contain Me not, but the heart of My faithful servant contains Me.
Islam, Hadith of Suhrawardi

Beware that this world is not made for you to live forever, you will have to change it for the hereafter. 
Islam, Nahjul Balagha Sermon 67

Religion is basically virtue, which is grounded ultimately in the spiritual nature of man. 
Jainism, Kundakunda, Pravacanasara 7

Lord! You are the uninvoked savior, motiveless compassionate being, a well-wisher even when unprayed, a friend even when unrelated. 
Jainism, Vitaragastava 13.1 

If a man sings of God and hears of Him, 
And lets love of God sprout within him, 
All his sorrows shall vanish, 
And in his mind, 
God will bestow abiding peace. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Japuji 5, M.1, p. 2 

The world is a garden,
The Lord its gardener,
Cherishing all, none is neglected.
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Majh Astpadi M.3 

Liberation comes from living the holy Word. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sri Raga, Ashtpadi 14.8, M.1, p. 62
 
To know the eternal is called enlightenment.
Not to know the eternal is to act blindly to result in disaster.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 16

This is true religion; to cleanse oneself with pure thoughts, pure words, and pure deeds.
Zoroastrianism, Zend Avesta

Physical Development

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. 
American Indigenous Religions, Ancient Proverb

Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. 
American Indigenous Religions, Chief Seattle (Suquamish)

Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth. 
American Indigenous Religions, Chief Seattle (Suquamish)

The body of man is a captive of nature; it will act in accordance with whatever nature orders. 
 Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: SAQ, 119

Before long, unfortunately, this body will lie on the earth, rejected, without consciousness, like a useless log.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 29

Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? … God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are. 
Christianity, Corinthians I 3: 16‑17 RSV
 
The experiences we owe to our sense of touch are only sources of unpleasantness.
They have a beginning and an end. A wise man takes no pleasure in them.
Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita 5: 22
The life of this world is made to appear attractive to those who disbelieve; and they scoff at those who believe…
Islam, Qur’án 2: 213

Cognitive Development

What we are is the result of what we have thought, is built by our thoughts, is made up of our thoughts. 
Buddhism, Dhammapada 1

A good, all-round education, appreciation of the arts, a highly trained discipline and pleasant speech; this is the highest blessing.
Buddhism, Sutta Nipata 261 

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
Christianity, Matthew 7: 3 RSV

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” 
Christianity, Mark 9: 23 NLT
 
If you need wisdom--if you want to know what God wants you to do--ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. 
Christianity, James 1: 5 NLT

Confucius said: “To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
Confucianism, Analects 2: 15

Confucius said: “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”
Confucianism, Analects 4: 17 

Confucius said: “Study as if you have not reached your goal--as if you were afraid of losing what you have.”
Confucianism, Analects 8: 17 

Man in truth is made of faith. As his faith is in this life, so he becomes in the beyond; with faith and vision let him work.
Hinduism, Chandogya 
Upanishad 3: 14

Two paths lie in front of man. Pondering on them, the wise man chooses the path of joy; the fool takes the path of pleasure.
Hinduism, Katha Upanishad II

Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way. 
Hinduism, Kabir, Bijak/Sakhi 171: 

Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation…
Islam, Qur’án 16: 126

One who is rich in the enlightenment will not indulge in any sinful action, since his conscience is guided by the intellect fully illumined with Truth. 
Jainism, Acarangasutra 1: 174

Realizing the retributive nature of karmas, a wise man refrains from accumulating them. 
Jainism, Acarangasutra 4: 51 

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith HaShem. 
Judaism, Yisheyah (Isaiah) 55: 8 JPS

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 
Misheli (Proverbs) 13: 18 JPS

Those who see Truth and speak Truth, 
Their bodies and minds become truthful. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sri Raga, M.3, p. 69 

Truth is the praise of the truthful. Those who have forgotten Truth cry in agony and weep while departing.
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sri Raga, M.3, p. 69

Being and non-being create each other. Difficult and easy support each other. Long and short define each other. High and low depend on each other. Before and after follow each other.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 2

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 33

 

Affective Development

In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: ABL, 77

Turn all your thoughts toward bringing joy to hearts.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 453	 

If a person does what is good, let one do it again. Let one find joy in it. Happiness is the result of good conduct.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 118
 
If by giving up a small pleasure, one sees a great pleasure, the wise will let go of the small pleasure and look to the great one.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 290

“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.” 
Christianity, Matthew 22: 37-38 NLT

“A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” 
Christianity, Matthew 22: 39-40 NLT

“In our system it is accepted that a man cannot have all he desires. Life is subjected to many restraints. This is ugly, yet it brings out points of light and strength.”
 Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

And seek help with patience and prayer, and this indeed is hard except for the humble in spirit. 
Islam, Qur’án 2: 46

[I]f you show patience and fortitude and act righteously, that indeed is a matter of high resolve. 
Islam, Qur’án 3: 187
 
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 13: 12 JPS

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 15: 1 JPS
 
One should be known as true who to truth is devoted in love. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Asa-ki-Var, M.1, p. 468

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 74

And may the sovereign Good be ours!
According as one desires bliss may one receive bliss
Through Thy most far‑seeing Spirit, O Lord…
Zoroastrianism, Avesta, Yasna 43: 2 

Conative Development

The path of the lazy leads to disgrace.
Proverb (Omaha) 

Some men and women glory in their exalted thoughts, but if these thoughts never reach the plane of action they remain useless...
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: TB, 172 

Success or failure, gain or loss, must...depend upon man's own exertions.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: ESW, 27

Better than a hundred years lived in idleness and weakness is living one day if a person courageously makes effort. 
Buddhism, Dhammapada 112

If anything is to be done, let one do it vigorously. 
Buddhism, Dhammapada 313

No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening--it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. 
Christianity, Hebrews 12: 11 NLT

Confucius said: “…If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.”
Confucianism, Analects 2: 24

To seek gladness through righteous persistence is the way to accord with heaven and to respond to men. 
Confucianism, I Ching 58: Joy

Though he be ever so tired by repeated failure, let him begin his operations again and again; for fortune greatly favors the man who perseveres in his undertakings.
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 9: 300 

Tomorrows work do today, today's work now 
if the moment is lost, the work be done how.
Hinduism, Kabir, Doha 3

And God loves those who are firm and steadfast.
Islam, Qur’án 3: 146

You have crossed the great ocean; why do you halt so near the shore? Make haste to get on the other side, Gautama; be careful all the while!
Jainism, Uttaradhyayana Sutra 10: 34 

[T]hey that wait for HaShem shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. 
Judaism, Yisheyah (Isaiah) 40: 31 JPS

Heaven is not attained without good deeds. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Ramkali-ki-Var, M.1, p. 952

Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 33

Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 79

	

Family

My dear sisters the women, you have had a hard life to live in this world, yet without you this world would not be what it is…By your hands the family moves. 
American Indigenous Religions, Sioux Tradition of the Sacred Pipe

Women are sacred. If you make your wife suffer, you will die in a short time. Our grandmother, Earth, is a woman, and in abusing your wife you are abusing her. 
American Indigenous Religions, Winnebago Tradition

May my father bless you with life;
May your road reach to Dawn Lake,
May your road be fulfilled. 
American Indigenous Religions, Zuni Prayer

Beware lest ye commit that which would sadden the hearts of your fathers and mothers.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: FL, #7 

Supporting one’s father and mother, cherishing wife and children and a peaceful occupation; this is the greatest blessing. 
Buddhism, Sutta Nipata 262

You children must always obey your parents, for this is what pleases the Lord. 
Christianity, Colossians 3: 20 NLT

Tseng Tzu said: “When they are careful (about their parents) to the end and continue in reverence after (their parents) are long gone, the virtue of the people will return to its natural depth.”
Confucianism, Analects 1: 9

Let son be loyal to father, and of one mind with his mother; let wife speak to husband words that are honey-sweet and gentle. 
Hinduism, Atharva Veda 3: 30

When the female relations live in grief, the family soon wholly perishes; but that family where they are not unhappy ever prospers. 
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 3: 57

And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning… 
Islam, Qur’án 31: 14

Natural mildness should be there in the family. Observance of the vows leads to mildness.... 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 6: 18

Right belief should there be amongst family members. Crookedness and deception cause unhappiness in the family. 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 6: 22

Straightforwardness and honesty in one's body, speech, and mental activities lead the family to an auspicious path. 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 6: 23

Purity, reverence, ceaseless pursuit of knowledge, charity, removal of obstacles that threaten equanimity, service to others—these make the family happy. 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 6: 24

Hear…your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching; for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your neck. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs): 1: 8-9 JPS

Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 22: 6 JPS

As the child, according to its natural disposition, commits thousands of faults,
The father instructs and slights, but again hugs him to his bosom. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sorath, M.5

Son, why do you quarrel with your father,
Due to him you have grown to this age?
It is a sin to argue with him. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sarang, M.4, p. 1200

Friendship

Regard ye not others save as ye regard your own selves...
Bahá’í Faith, The Báb: SB, 129

Exalted, immensely exalted is He Who hath removed differences and established harmony.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: WMN, #2 

If a traveler does not meet with one who is better or equal, let one firmly travel alone;
there is no companionship with a fool.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 61

Do not have wrong-doers for friends; do not have despicable people for friends; have virtuous people for friends; have for friends the best people.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 78

“Do for others what you would like them to do for you. This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.”
Christianity, Matthew 7: 12 NLT

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Christianity, John I 4: 20 RSV
 
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence. 
Confucianism, Mencius VII.A.4

Sit in the assembly of the honest; join with those that are good and virtuous; nay, seek out a noble enemy where enmity cannot be helped and have nothing to do with the wicked and the unrighteous. 
Hinduism, Garuda Purana 112

One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the essence of morality. All other activities are due to selfish desire. 
Hinduism, Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 113: 8

Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning. The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants.
Islam, Qur’án 50: 28-29

Only two virtues are enough;
Why should the good stand in need of many?
Anger lived like a lightning flash
And friendship enduring like a line inscribed on a rock. 
Jainism, Vajjalagam 42

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow…
Judaism, Keholet (Ecclesiastes) 4: 9-10 JPS

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but the companion of fools shall smart for it. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 13: 20 JPS

Friend! listen to the benefits of holy company:
Thereby is cast off impurity, vanished are millions of sins,
And purified is the mind. 
Sikhism. Adi Granth, Bilaval, M.5, p. 809

Career/Work

...it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the secret of wealth...
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HW, Persian #80

You will know them by their fruits…A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 
Christianity, Matthew 7: 16, 18 RSV

WE have, surely, created man to toil and struggle. Does he think that no one has power over him? 
Islam, Qur’án 90: 5-6

Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 18: 9 JPS

Finances/Wealth

Riches destroy the foolish, not those who seek beyond. By craving for riches the fool destroys oneself, as one destroys others.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 255

[H]e who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 
Christianity, Corinthians II 9: 6 RSV

And in no wise covet those things in which Allah hath bestowed His gifts more freely on some of you than on others…
Islam, Qur’án 4: 32

The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things). 
Islam, Qur’án 102: 1

The poor will never cease to exist in the land, so I am commanding you to open your hand generously to your poor and destitute brother in your land.
Judaism, Devarim (Deuteronomy)  15: 11 Kaplan

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 22: 7 JPS

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. 
Judaism, Misheli (Proverbs) 28: 6 JPS

If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 44

Social

The truest and greatest power is the strength of Peace…because Peace is the will of the Great Spirit.
American Indigenous Religions, Hopi Declaration of Peace

The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.
American Indigenous Religions, Proverb (Teton Sioux) 

Do not seek to benefit only yourself, but think of other people also. 
American Indigenous Religions, Yamana Eskimo Initiation

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. 
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: ESW, 14; GWB, 288 

Women and men have been and will always be equal in the sight of God.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: WMN #54

There are no differences or distinctions of race among you in the sight of God.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 433

No goodly deed was or will ever be lost, for benevolent acts are treasures preserved with God for the benefit of those who act.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HQ, #40

Whoever has virtue and insight, who is just, truthful, and does one’s own work,
the world will love.
Buddhism, Dhammapada 155

“God blesses those who work for peace,
for they will be called the children of God.”
Christianity, Matthew 5: 9 NLT

“The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Christianity, Matthew 23: 11-12 NLT

I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. 
Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita 9: 29

And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in that are Signs for those who know. 
Islam, Qur’án 30: 22

For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is a reward that will never fail. 
Islam, Qur’án 41: 8

A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. 
Jainism, Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

The Law is that which leads to welfare and salvation. It forms conduct and character distinguished by the sense of equality among all beings. 
Jainism, Somadeva, 
Nitivakyamrita 1: 1

Consider the family of humankind one. 
Jainism, Jinasena, Adipurana

Have benevolence towards all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted, and tolerance towards the indolent and ill-behaved. 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 7: 11

Rendering help to another is the function of all human beings. 
Jainism, Tattvarthasutra 5: 21

And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of HaShem’s house shall be established as the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 
Judaism, Yisheyah (Isaiah) 2: 2 JPS

All men are responsible for one another. 
Judaism, Judaism, Talmud, Sanhedrin 27b

All from one clay are made; in all one Light shines.
One breath pervades all, what point is any weeping over another?
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Gauri, M.5, p. 188

True learning induces in the mind service of mankind. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Asa, M.1, p. 356 

Let all mankind be thy sect.
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Japuji 28, M.1, p. 6

Without selfless service are no objectives fulfilled; In service lies the purest action. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Maru, M.1, p. 992

One who serves and seeks no recompense Finds union with the Lord. Such a servant alone takes the Master's guidance, says Nanak, As on him is divine grace. 
Sikhism, Adi Granth, Sukhmani 18, M.5, pp. 286

If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 3