An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind

Meaning: Revenge only creates more suffering.

Origin: Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, based on the biblical lex talionis.

Translations

• French: Œil pour œil rend le monde aveugle (literally: Eye for eye makes the world blind)
• Spanish: Ojo por ojo deja al mundo ciego (literally: Eye for eye leaves the world blind)
• Japanese: 目には目をでは世界中が盲目になる (Me ni wa me wo de wa sekaijū ga mōmoku ni naru) (literally: Eye for eye makes the whole world blind)

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