Words — 28 found
くんししゅうひしょうじんひしゅう
君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず
1. a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a cliqueProverb
くんしひょうへん
君子は豹変す
1. a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstancesProverb, See also 君子豹変 くんしひょうへん
2. the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanorProverb, Colloquial
くんしあやちかよ
君子危うきに近寄らず
1. a wise man keeps away from dangerProverb
君子危うきに近よらず 【くんしあやうきにちかよらず】
くんしまじあわみず
君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし
1. friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solidProverb, from the Zhuangzi
君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し 【くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし】
くんぷあだともてんいただ
君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず
1. not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lordProverb, See also 不倶戴天, from the Book of Rites