THE GOLDEN RULE IS THE PRINCIPLE OF TREATING OTHERS AS ONE WOULD WISH TO BE TREATED. 1. ONE SHOULD TREAT OTHERS AS ONE WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO TREAT ONESELF. 2: ONE SHOULD NOT TREAT OTHERS IN WAYS THAT ONE WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE TREATED. 3: WHAT YOU WISH UPON OTHERS, YOU WISH UPON YOURSELF. / GOLDEN MEAN OR "MIDDLE WAY" IS AN ANCIENT CONCEPT DESCRIBED IN VARIOUS TRADITIONS. THE CONCEPT WAS OFTEN DISCUSSED WITHIN ETHICAL CONTEXTS AND CONSIDERED AS A VIRTUE. "NOTHING IN EXCESS"