The three wise monkeys are a japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
The three monkeys are mizaru, who sees no evil, covering his eyes;
Kikazaru, who hears no evil, covering his ears, and;
Iwazaru, who speaks no evil, covering his mouth. ;
Lafcadio hearn refers to them as the three mystic apes.
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They are identified with a proverbial saying, ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’, first recorded in 1926 and now generally used sarcastically against those who, through selfishness or cowardice, choose to ignore some wrongdoing.
A few figurines show the first two monkeys peeping and listening, while the third has a finger on his.
There are a few ideas about the meaning of this quote but it seems there was an early version that relates to not looking upon, hearing or uttering things contrary to propriety.
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Indecora non aspicienda nec audienda nec.
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil chrome buddhas.
See no evil. ………. hear no evil……speak no evil simply put:
Ignore and do not repeat gossip.
See no evil, hear no evil:
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Dave is deaf, and wally is blind.
They witness a murder, but it was dave who was looking at her, and wally who was listening.
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Proverb to ignore or turn a blind eye to evil without taking action against it.
A lot of people will decry human rights abuses, but as soon as correcting those abuses inconveniences their own lives in any way, they choose to see no evil, hear no evil, speak no.
See no evil, hear no evil resist the world you know speak no evil, think no evil evil, evil be not deceived god won't be mocked what you will sow so you shall reap don't let the sun go down on your anger the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak see no evil, hear no evil resist the world you know speak no evil, think no evil evil, evil see no.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil:
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, and do no evil.
There are within the church people who do not the set out to do wrong, but through a failure to carefully examine their own life, in the light of the word of god, fail themselves, their family, their church, and their witness to the closely watching public.
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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
A buddhist/shinto proverb that some sources maintain is japanese, while others maintain it is chinese and attribute it to confucius, because a similar concept is quoted in the analects of confucius, which date from the 4th or 2nd century bc, “look not at what is contrary to propriety;
Listen not to what is contrary to propriety;
Speak not what is.
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In english, this expression is generally used in reference to those who choose to turn a blind eye to wrongdoings;
But its original meaning, rooted in confucianism, is to teach prudence and the importance of avoiding evil.
It is believed that buddhist monks brought the expression from india to japan by way of china around the 8th century.
