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Old 11-Apr-2008, 19:36
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Default Re: see no evil...
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Originally Posted by banderas View Post
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" is a common phrase, usually used to describe someone who doesn’t want to be involved in a situation.
It is much more a moral instruction to avoid evil by not seeing, hearing or speaking evil.

It comes from the Chinese, and is pictorialized in the Three Wise Monkeys: speak no evil*** see no evil*** hear no evil
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