Was Hans über Hänschen erzählt, sagt mehr über Hans aus als über Hänschen
English translation: What you say about others ..
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| 08:58 Jan 12, 2014 |
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|  Selected response from: Michael Martin, MA United States Local time: 17:28 | ||||||
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| 3 +4 | What you say says more about you than it does about others. |
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| 3 +3 | What you say about others .. |
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| 3 +1 | Whenever you point at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you |
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| Online discussion about the proverb and an online use of it by a native German speaker |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Whenever you point at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you Explanation: This is a teaching I learned from a Native American. I think it comes very close to what is being indicated. The German is not a common idiom and this is personalized version of "do unto others" |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3What you say about others .. Explanation: ..paints a worse picture of you than it does of others ..reflects/reveals more about you than about them ..speaks volumes about you, not about them. ..puts you in a worse light than those you're whining about |
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