hear no evil, speak no evil, though it is ok to peek at evil

Mar 02, 2008 12:08

Where did the phrase "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" come from? I'm guessing it is at least a western phrase, as I'm sure that the carvings at Pier One are of Asian origin.




you'd expect to normally see this:



though apparently this artist didn't know this particular phrase, and thought that peeking at evil was acceptable:



If they didn't want something ridiculous for this carving (I think it was between $75 and $100), I probably would have bought it... I even considered asking the manager for a discount, since it was obviously a flaw :)
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