see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
- see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
The proverb is conventionally represented by figurines or pictures of three monkeys covering respectively their eyes, ears, or mouth with their hands.
1926 Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 197 The three wise monkeys. ‘Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil.’
1939 I. OELLRICHS Man who didn’t Answer viii. ‘Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil’ was all right in its place, but Matt knew..they gossiped as much there as in any other smallish town.
1978 T. L. SMITH Money War III. 233 It’s the sort of thing they want done but do not want to know about. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
2001 Washington Times 18 July A14 Now, the International Olympic Committee—a bastion of ‘hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil’..—will send the sports equivalent of missionaries to the 2008 Summer Games.
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See No Evil — can refer to several things:*Part of the adage See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil * See No Evil (film), a 2006 movie starring Glen Kane Jacobs. * See No Evil (1971 film), a 1971 movie * See No Evil (book), a book by former CIA case officer… … Wikipedia
See No Evil — puede referirse a: Parte del adagio en inglés de See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil ; See No Evil, una película de 2006 protagonizada por Glen Kane Jacobs; Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título.… … Wikipedia Español
see no evil hear no evil speak no evil — common expression used to describe a person who does not wish to be involved in a certain situation; expression used when a person intentionally ignores the immorality of an activity or act he/she is involved in … English contemporary dictionary
hear — see hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen ask no questions and hear no lies believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see there’s none so deaf as those who… … Proverbs new dictionary
see — what you see is what you get see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see there’s none so blind as those who will not see what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over … Proverbs new dictionary
speak — see speak as you find never speak ill of the dead speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them speak softly and carry a big stick actions speak louder than words out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks … Proverbs new dictionary
evil — see evil communications corrupt good manners evil doers are evil dreaders evil to him who evil thinks never do evil that good may come of it a great book is a great evil idleness is the root of all evil … Proverbs new dictionary
Speak No Evil — This article is about the Wayne Shorter album. For the Flora Purim album, see Speak No Evil (Flora Purim album). For the episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot, see List of My Life as a Teenage Robot episodes. For the adage, see See no evil, hear… … Wikipedia
Speak of the Devil — Концертный альбом Ozzy Osbourne Дата выпуска 27 ноября, 1982 Записан 26 27 сентября … Википедия
Evil Ernie — Superherobox| caption = Evil Ernie comic color = background:#c0c0c0 character name = Evil Ernie real name = Ernest Fairchild publisher = Devil s Due Publishing Chaos! Comics debut = Evil Ernie #1 (Eternity Comics) (December 1991) creators = Brian … Wikipedia
