Moral Code Vs Moral Theory

The difference between moral theory and moral code is that moral theory is what makes an action right and moral code is a set of rules. My personal, every day ethical decisions been based upon a particular moral code. The moral code I live by is be good to others. Ever since I was younger my teachers and parents would tell me to treat people the way you want to be treated and if you don’t have anything nice to say then don't say nothing at all. When I was younger I didn’t take these rules very seriously and I would say some hurtful things to people unintentionally. My teachers would have to pull me aside and tell me that what I said was rude and I shouldn’t say again but it just went through one ear and out the other. I didn’t see anything