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![]() Before "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth", one might have sought revenge for wrongdoing by taking two eyes for an eye or even a life for an eye. Yet at the time, the Hammurabic Laws were progressive. In this day and age of rehabilitation of criminals, it's easy for us to sneer at the notion of "an eye for an eye" as barbaric. : seen, and ask yourself if the next worldly action that you contemplate is going to be of any use to that person." : "Recall the face of the poorest and most helpless person you have ever : "Use truth as your anvil, nonviolence as your hammer,and anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth, reject it." : "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." If Jesus was ever tongue-in-cheek, I wanna know. However, it's a far remove from his style, being slightly humorous in its absurdity. It means the exact same thing as "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." So, since Jesus meant it, he could have said it. : : Of the origin I know nothing, but the meaning is easy. : : : : Who said "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" and what does it mean In Reply to: Eye for an eye posted by Bruce Kahl on December 01, 2003 He's allowed to get away with a bit more than most.Posted by Brian from Shawnee on December 01, 2003 We'd normally give a line like this a 6 or 7, considering how grandiose the statement is-and the fact that it's taking a common figurative adage and making it literal. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. You'll find this phrase in a lot of places where someone's trying to be inspirational or encouraging others to "turn the other cheek," like in this political article or in this anthology of poetry. If he was ever in a crabby mood, he sure didn't let it show. He had a lot of uplifting, positive stuff to say. In the meantime…we'll just give it to him. Whether this was his line or not, Gandhi probably did enough good stuff in his lifetime to make the question moot. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.An eye for an eye will make the world blind.An eye for an eye only makes the world blind.An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.To be fair, there is some uncertainty as to whether Gandhi actually ever said these words, and even if he did, how it went exactly. It's the whole "you can't solve violence with violence" spiel. His quote "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" is saying that if we keep punishing those we deem cruel, then we're no better than the bad guys ourselves. Like…if some goober drops and breaks your MacBook, then it's only fair for you to take his MacBook and break it. It basically means that when something awful is done by someone, they deserve to have the same thing done to them. But we're guessing the authors of Exodus weren't being super literal when they talked about " an eye for an eye"-someone losing an eye in exchange for someone else losing an eye probably isn't in anyone's best interests. It's always nice when things work out fairly. This famous line was (not really) spoken by Mahatma Gandhi. ![]() ![]() Wisdom Life Mahatma Gandhi Peace Misquoted Source History Most Popular Experience Misquoted Context
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