
9th March 2011, 09:47 AM
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Love song H-Initiate
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: RUSSIA
Posts: 17,877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lightningrod
About the "Three Wise Monkeys":
In Chinese, a similar phrase exists in the Analects of Confucius: "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety" (非禮勿視, 非禮勿聽,非禮勿言, 非禮勿動).[1] It may be that this phrase was shortened and simplified after it was brought into Japan.
The Chinese expression has 4 principles so I think the 4 remix album covers correspond more to this phrase.
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thanks for explanation
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