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Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil but then also do no evil.

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil but then also do no evil.

Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern

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Amit Abraham
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Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1965; activity date not established; Wikidata Q4746828, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4746828 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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