golden rule | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Afundamentalrule orprinciple.1859November 24,Charles Darwin, “On the Imperfection of the Geological Record”, inOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,[…], London:John Murray,[…],→OCLC,pages296–297:It is all-important to remember that naturalists have nogolden ruleby which to distinguish species and varieties;[…]1943March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Preparation of Timetables”, inRailway Magazine, page75:There is onegolden ruleof timetable work, that if a passenger train never runs to time it must be altered or other trains must be altered so that it can shake off its chronic unpunctuality.1979,Bernard Edwards,Nile Rodgers, “We Are Family”, performed bySister Sledge:Here's what we call ourgolden rule/ Have faith in you and the things you do2023August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:A new book called When Nothing Works shows which groups have enjoyed the biggest rise in take-home pay since the turn of the millennium. From Tony Blair to Boris Johnson, the authors discover onegolden rule: the richer you are, the more money you’re given.; (ethics)The principle that one shouldtreatother people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.1818,Sir Walter Scott, chapter 2, inRob Roy:"Mr. Francis seems to understand the fundamental principle of all moral accounting, the great ethic rule of three. Let A do to B, as he would have B do to him; the product will give the rule of conduct required." My father smiled at this reduction of thegolden ruleto arithmetical form.; (law,England and Wales,idiomatic)Amethodofstatutory interpretation, whereby ajudgewilldeviatefrom aliteralinterpretationof thelawto the extent necessary tocircumventobviousabsurditiesor (sometimes) conclusionsrepugnanttopublic policy.Coordinate terms:plain meaning rule,mischief rule

Examples:

EN: He's got the book of regulations for a heart, and he thinks the golden rule is a ramrod, but I've never yet seen him break a man for his first mistake.
ES: Tiene el reglamento por corazón, y cree que las reglas son lo principal, pero nunca he visto que termine con un hombre por su primer error.
EN: The golden rule brought me to your door, and i'd feel like a heathen if i didn't try to open your eyes to the bottomless pit that's yawning for your fool's gold.
ES: En tal caso, no nos guardará rencor por apartarle del negocio. Te perdono tus duras palabras.
EN: You have been given the golden rule of Iife.
ES: Les ha sido dada la regla de oro de la vida.
EN: But if you really wish to be a successful detective... there is one golden rule which you must follow.
ES: Pero si de verdad quiere ser un detective exitoso... hay una regla de oro que debe obedecer.
EN: One golden rule to follow:
ES: Hay que obedecer la regla de oro: Nunca...
EN: The golden rule being that hypocrisies must never be outraged.
ES: La regla de oro es que las hipocresías nunca deben ser ultrajadas.
EN: Moses and Jesus of Nazareth agree ... that the golden rule is to do to others what what would you do to yourself, an essential prerequisite for the happiness of the individual, and of our society.
ES: Moisés y el Nazareno decían... que la regla dorada de hacer a los demás... aquello que quisiéramos para nosotros, es la condición para traer la felicidad a cada individuo... y a nuestra sociedad.
EN: All good people they found gold in this golden rule!
ES: Todas las personas de bien... han observado esta regla de oro.
EN: A golden rule.
ES: Una regla de oro.
EN: Another golden rule!
ES: ¡Otra regla de oro!
EN: The ten commandments... the beatitudes... the golden rule.
ES: Los diez mandamientos, las bienaventuranzas, la regla de oro.
EN: All my life I've had a golden rule.
ES: En mi vida, tengo una regla de oro:
EN: The golden rule of the German "Don't wish, calculate".
ES: La regla dorada de las Fuerzas Armadas alemanas: "No desee, calcule".
EN: The golden rule of making and offing and taking plenty of sea room. Applies particularly.
ES: la regla de oro de tener el mayor espacio en el mar se aplicaría particularmente en este caso.
EN: You see, Helen believed in her own golden rule.
ES: Verás, helena creía en su propia regla de oro.

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