害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无
hài​rén​zhī​xīn​bù​kě​yǒu​fáng​rén​zhī​xīn​bù​kě​wú

one should not intend to harm others but must be on guard against harm from others

  1. 害 hài verbnoun
    to harm
    to do harm to; to injure; to cause trouble for; to result in someone suffering a loss
  2. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 心 xīn noun
    intention
    purpose; motive; moral character or disposition
  5. 不可 bù​kě auxiliary
    must not
    not allowed; should not; prohibited
  6. 有 yǒu verb
    to have
    to have; to possess; to include; to carry (a trait or quality)
  7. ， fáng
    non-Chinese
  8. 防 fáng verb
    to guard against
    To take precautions against; to prevent or be on the lookout for something undesirable
  9. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  10. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  11. 心 xīn noun
    intention
    purpose; motive; moral character or disposition
  12. 不可 bù​kě auxiliary
    must not
    not allowed; should not; prohibited
  13. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less