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| The three wise monkeys are a pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle `see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil`. Lafcadio Hearn refers to them as the three mystic apes in his Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan. There are various meanings ascribed to the monkeys and the proverb including associations with being of good mind, speech and action. In the Western world the phrase is often used to refer to those who deal with impropriety by turning a blind eye. |
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