Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Человек волен делать что угодно с собой, но не с другими.
English translation:
An it harm none, do what ye will
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Feb 25, 2010 21:59
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Человек волен делать что угодно с собой, но не с другими.
Russian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Человек волен делать что угодно с собой, но не с другими.
Context: yoga teachers may cause injures to themselves but not to their students.
Context: yoga teachers may cause injures to themselves but not to their students.
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Change log
Feb 25, 2010 22:03: Rafal Korycinski changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Russian to English"
Mar 2, 2010 10:09: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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80
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An it harm none, do what ye will
This is "The Wiccan Rede". "An" as used here is an old English word meaning "if".
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Peer comment(s):
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Alexandra Taggart
: there is a hint of a different morality, isn't it?Exercising your will in areas, when it's nobody's business, but yours.
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It seems like the same morality to me.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all so much!"
+1
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Vadim Khazin
Native in Russian
over 40 years of experience
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Belarusian to English, English to Russian, and 10 more.
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4
One is free to do whatever to oneself but not to others
literally
20 mins
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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24
A man has a right to do anything he likes with himself, but not with the others.
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Peer comment(s):
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Jim Tucker (X)
: (no "the") // In that case "the" would be correct, yes. But not if it's gnomic.
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As far as I can understand,it should sound like a motto, like a commandment: no "the".
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One is free to do as he pleases so long as it impacts self only, i.e., not others.
A different spin on the Golden Rule?
Discussion
http://blog.canoe.ca/parker/2008/09/23/make_mine_a_guinness