Thread: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - не по хорошу мил, а по милу хорош?

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Whatever its actual meaning, the proverb не по хорошу мил, а по милу хорош (which I'd never heard before) immediately made me think of the famous Euthyphro dilemma -- "Is 'godly behavior' approved by God because it is inherently good, or does it become good because God has approved of it?"

I’m curious how one can know in principle, if something is good because God(s) has(ve) approved of it?

As to the obscure Russian proverb here is its official “hermeneutics “
НЕ ПО ХОРОШУ МИЛ...