害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无
Traditional: 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無Dictionary entry
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
What does 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 mean?
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 (hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú) has the following dictionary meaning.
1refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
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害hàito do harm to · to cause trouble to人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him心xīnheart · mind不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)防fángto protect · to defend
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