A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

SEE no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
The proverb is conventionally represented by figurines or pictures of three monkeys covering respectively their eyes, ears, or mouth with their hands.

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  1926 Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 197 The three wise monkeys. ‘Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil.’ 1939 I. OELLRICHS Man who didn’t Answer viii. ‘Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil’ was all right in its place, but Matt knew.. they gossiped as much there as in any other smallish town. 1978 T. L. SMITH Money War III. 233 It’s the sort of thing they want done but do not want to know about. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. 2001 Washington Times 18 July A14 Now, the International Olympic Committee—a bastion of ‘hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil’.. —will send the sports equivalent of missionaries to the 2008 Summer Games. "good and evil
  

see see also BELIEVE nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see; there’s none so BLIND as those who will not see; what the EYE doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over; HEAR all, see all, say nowt; they that LIVE longest, see most; LOOKERS-on see most of the game; see a PIN and pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck; also SEEING, SEEN.
Good SEED makes a good crop
The obverse is found earlier in 1492 Dialogue of Salomon & Marcolphus (1892) 5 He that sowyth chaf shall porely mowe.
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1700 T. TRYON Letters i. If the Seed he Sowes begood.. his Crop is according; ..If he Sows Tares.. will he expect Wheat? 1940 L. I. WILDER Long Winter xvii. Seed-time’s pretty sure to come around. .. And good seed makes a good crop. "beginnings and endings