An eye for an eye～ Seems there are many similar idioms. Why？

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• The same thing's (re)discovered by many and many times? -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2025 postreply 10:06:55

• 在琢磨中文对应的：以牙还牙，以眼还眼。以其人之道 还治其人之身。还有啥？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2025 postreply 10:41:06

• 见贤思齐，见不贤则自省? No. That's more insecurity complex :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2025 postreply 10:43:24

• 不是吧？你说的成语我查了一下，是褒义词～ 是积极进取向别人学习的意思吧 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2025 postreply 10:50:33

• U’r right. I thought he lack self-respect/knowledge:)) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/22/2025 postreply 11:47:50