“Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is similar to the “golden rule.”
“Don’t treat people as bad as they are… treat them as good as you are” was posted on Twitter by Paulus Panggabean on October 11, 2011, when the saying went viral. Authorship is uncertain.
Ritu Ghatourey, a writer from India, is often credited with the saying, but the first credit on Twitter is May 20, 2013—about two years after the saying had been in print.
Twitter
Paulus Panggabean
@PaulusHRC
Don’t treat people as bad as they are… treat them as good as you are
6:14 AM - 11 Oct 2011
Twitter
Bella H
@bellaharon
Don’t treat people as bad as they are , treat them as good as you are . #notetoself
6:40 AM - 11 Oct 2011
GTwitter
Siti Salbiah Azman
@SitiSalbiah_
Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are.
6:46 AM - 11 Oct 2011
Google Groups: venkatmails
Good Morning Friends
Venkat Mails
10/8/12
Good Morning Friends
Happiness is only real and have a true meaning,
When we’re able to share it with others.!!
~~~~~~~-~~~~~
Don’t Treat People as Bad as they are..,
Treat them as Good as you are…~♥~♥~
Twitter
idil
@idillionaire
Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.
2:20 PM - 17 Nov 2012
Twitter
Miracle of Wisdom
@MiracleOfWisdom
Don’t treat people as bad as they are… treat them as good as you are. ~Ritu Ghatourey
Universal Love,... http://fb.me/1kjkeRAze
11:00 PM - 20 May 2013
Twitter
Inspirational Quotes
@InspowerMinds
Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.
5:44 PM - 16 Jul 2014
Google Books
Wisdom In Poetry - In poesia saggezza
By Lamin Drammeh
Youcanprint
2015
Pg. 30:
Don’t treat people as bad as they are,
Treat them as good as you are
Twitter
Quotes ❤️
@wordstionary
Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.
11:15 AM - 2 Dec 2016
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Don’t treat people as bad as they are…treat them as good as you are….Good thought!
submitted December 20, 2016 by surajsalua
Twitter
Mzilikazi wa Afrika
@IamMzilikazi
“Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.” ~ Ritu Ghatourey
1:21 AM - 24 Jan 2017
Reddit—Motivational
Be good (self.Motivational)
submitted January 27, 2017 by amitsupercool
Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.
Twitter
Positive Life
@911Positive
Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are.
5:00 PM - 16 Apr 2018
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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