Is there a saying in Englisth when I want to say if one harm others life you will get punished same way?

Question

I would like to express using a good word. For instance , we know a saying like " Don't judge a book by its cover." This is a good expression to tell someone not to judge a person by his/her look. Someone did the bad thing to influence my life so I am writing a letter, and I want to know if there is a good expression. Thank you.

Answer 1

kharma

That's the english word (well it's not actually an english word, but we use it) used for what you are trying to express.

It's used like this:

Situation: employee pranks his coworkers relentlessly. You want to encourage him not to do this.

You say: You know, Bob, you are making some bad kharma which could come back to haunt you later.


or

You reap what you sow.

Answer 2

A few I can think of.. One Gets As Good As One Gives. Every Dog Has It's Day. What Goes Around, Comes Around.

Answer 3

An eye for an eye

What goes around, comes around.

Don't forget though, "to err is human, to forgive is divine". I don't know what was done to influence your life in a negative way, but if you don't forgive, and let anger fester up inside you, you will be the only one hurting. And eventually it not only hurts you emotionally, but it moves on to hurting you physically - headaches or ulcers to name a couple. If you forgive someone (which doesn't mean you're saying what they did was okay, it's just forgiving what they did. You're certainly not giving them permission to repeat the offense), you are freeing yourself, and putting the burden where it belongs - on their shoulders. You've been the better person.

Answer 4

The first saying that springs to mind is '...what goes round, comes around...'
which I have always taken to mean what you are trying to express. So it is a warning to be careful what you do [to others] as eventually it will be done to you!
Also, a biblical saying is '...do unto others as you would have done unto yourself...' whilst it does'nt go onto threaten reprisals, I think that the meaning is implied!
Also I can think of another which is '.....as you sow, so shall you reap...' which implies that whatever you do, you will also have done to you. I think that in keeping with the 'growing' theme... ie. crops.... then what you reap will be more, as you only reap a harvest when it has fully matured or reached its maximum!
Pagans believe that whatever you do to others will be done to you threefold!
Hope I have helped and not confused you further with my use of the English language! Ha ha! Good Luck with your letter! Hope you 'break even' at least!

Answer 5

The Bible quotes Jesus..Judge not or you will be judged...May he who is without sin cast the first stone. Before you try to remove the splinter from someones eye, be sure to remove the board from your own.

Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man....such a man is a true gentleman.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought: the less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgement upon anything new.
Galileo Galilei

Answer 6

Karma

Answer 7

The closest thing is from the bible: an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But this dictum was intended to limit punishment to no more than the damage.

Answer 8

do unto others as you'd have done to you

eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

what goes around comes around

Answer 9

Life is a circle, what goes around, comes back around.

Answer 10

what goes around comes around is the best but also 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'. that means if someone harms your eye, their eye will also be harmed, etc.