Dec 3, 2004

Kotowaza of the day: Confucianists freeze


Japanese:
医者寒からず儒者寒し

Romanized:
Isha samukarazu jusha samushi

Meaning of Japanese:
Confucianists freeze while physicians escape the cold
Just as physicians prosper, Confucianists remain poor

English equivalents:
God heals and the doctor takes the fee
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet

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