English Explanatory Dictionary

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A policy of revenge will lead to counterretaliations rather than peaceful resolutions.

Word forms

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
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