golden rule
Example Sentences
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“It is the golden rule, the idea that you treat people the way you want to be treated,” Nolan explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The golden rule of credit-card spending is to pay off your balance every month.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Etiquette expert Antoinette Akanji's has another golden rule: regift outside your social circle.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Papperger had broken a golden rule of dealing with the U.S. government: Never announce anything related to the sharing of technology without first getting approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
The most commonly accepted, or at any rate the most commonly preached, of all formulas is the "golden rule," "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
