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a poison tree bears poison fruit
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
善意のために行われた不具合な、不道徳な行為は、最終的に不道徳な結果や悪い報いを生むという警告。 / 良かれと思って実施した不正な手段は、必然的に不正な結末や悪影響を招くという意味。 / 意図がいかに善であっても、非道な方法を取れば、その結果は必ずしも正義や倫理に反するものになる、という教訓。
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Unethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.
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a poison tree bears poison fruit
During the ethics seminar, the speaker warned that a poison tree bears poison fruit when officials justify bending the rules for expediency.
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During the ethics seminar, the speaker warned that a poison tree bears poison fruit when officials justify bending the rules for expediency.
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