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honi soit qui mal y pense

Meaning

honi soit qui mal y pense

The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms: evil to him that evil thinks, shame be to him who thinks evil of it, shame to him who thinks ill of it

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

King Edward responded to the ensuing ridicule of the crowd by tying the garter around his own knee with the words honi soit qui mal y pense – shame on him who thinks ill of it. Source: Internet

The group's motto, 'honi soit qui mal y pense', or "Shamed be he who finds evil here," is written at the end of the poem. Source: Internet

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