was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu

Etymology
lit. 'don’t do to others what you don’t want done to yourself'. The phrase is a, which has been ascribed to. Possibly based on the golden rule, but at least associated with it later on. Compare 🇨🇬.

The spelling of or  in the second clause varies in practice, but the correct form is the conjunction. Compare an alternative phrase with a preposition, such as, which shows that it cannot be an accusative pronoun. The form is third-person singular present subjunctive (short for ).

Proverb

 * 1) You should treat others as you want to be treated by them.