Jun 10, 2006

Kotowaza of the day: Dressing the part

Japanese:
衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ

Romanized:
Koromo bakari de oshō wa dekinu

Meaning of Japanese:
The robe alone does not make a Buddhist monk

English equivalent:
It is not the beard that makes the philosopher
The cowl does not make the monk

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