未经他人苦 莫劝他人善
“if you haven't experienced someone else's pain, perhaps don't be too quick to judge.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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未经他人苦 莫劝他人善
“if you haven't experienced someone else's pain, perhaps don't be too quick to judge.”
“Madam is not like you, Miss Qin. She doesn't have skills to rely on,”
“You have no idea what agony she suffered, so stop your patronizing moral preaching.”
This modern proverb challenges performative righteousness, emphasizing that true empathy requires enduring identical hardship before demanding virtue from victims.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
without having experienced someone else's suffering
Used as the conditional first half of an axiomatic warning against unsolicited moral lectures.
do not urge others to be benevolent or forgiving
A popular proverb used to reject hypocritical peace-making or toxic positivity from outsiders.