Love thy neighbor as thyself
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Love thy neighbor as thyself; do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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The healthy stance, "I'm OK -- You're OK," turns out to be Jesus' dictum played sideways: "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
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The first four of the series will deal with the Love of God, the last three with the commandment: "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
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I have shown in the essay, that these words of our Saviour, embody the same moral principle, which is embodied by Moses in Levit. xix: 18, in these words, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott
The great command, Love thy neighbor as thyself, has become hypocrisy; it is said, I love my neighbor, but I have nothing to do for him.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
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