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Sentence #274669

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 halfb1t halfb1t December 24, 2012 December 24, 2012 at 12:31:12 AM UTC link Permalink

Annotation: One of the foundation stones of the moral education of English-speaking children.

Horus Horus January 30, 2015 January 30, 2015 at 11:37:28 PM UTC link Permalink

Duplicates of this sentence have been deleted:
x #3781080

AmarMecheri AmarMecheri December 16, 2018, edited December 18, 2018 December 16, 2018 at 9:36:53 PM UTC, edited December 18, 2018 at 12:18:19 AM UTC link Permalink

Two wrongs don't make a right.
Even if someone lied in any circumstance, this does not establish a precedent that makes it acceptable for another one to do so as well.

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➜ #138566他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

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➜ #976168Les erreurs ne se compensent pas.

linked by sacredceltic, July 5, 2011
➜ #1453048İki yanlış bir doğru yapmaz.

linked by duran, February 24, 2012
➜ #1506077Дважды неправильное не становится правильным.

linked by Biga, March 27, 2012
➜ #3387164Two wrongs do not make a right.

linked by CK, July 19, 2014
➜ #3589250Зла злом не исправишь.

linked by Ooneykcall, October 28, 2014
➜ #3589343Злом зла не поправишь.

linked by sharptoothed, October 28, 2014
➜ #3781080

linked by CK, January 20, 2015
➜ #3048861Due torti non fanno una ragione.

linked by Guybrush88, January 20, 2015
➜ #3793122İki yanlış bir doğru etmez.

linked by brauchinet, January 27, 2015
➜ #3781388On ne répare pas une injustice par une autre.

linked by Horus, January 30, 2015
➜ #7587126Sin yehdumen wer ţarran iẓil.

linked by AmarMecheri, December 16, 2018
➜ #7587873On ne justifie pas un mal par un autre.

linked by AmarMecheri, December 17, 2018
➜ #7587874Ur nessefsay ddel s wayeḍ.

linked by AmarMecheri, December 17, 2018
➜ #3783832Maljustaĵo ne ripariĝas per alia maljustaĵo.

linked by PaulP, December 19, 2018
➜ #7587887Du eraroj ne faras unu trafon.

linked by PaulP, December 21, 2018
➜ #8336098Twee keer ongelijk maakt geen gelijk.

linked by Elsofie, November 21, 2019