Thomas Aquinas interprets "You should love your neighbour as yourself" as meaning that love for ourselves is the exemplar of love for others.
tˈɑːməs ˈækwɪnəz ɪntˈɜːpɹɪts "juː ʃˌʊd lˈʌv jʊɹ nˈeɪbɚɹ æz joːɹsˈɛlf" æz mˈiːnɪŋ ðæt lˈʌv fɔːɹ aʊɚsˈɛlvz ɪz ðɪ ɛɡzˈɛmplɚɹ ʌv lˈʌv fɔːɹ ˈʌðɚz.