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jmdict 2834558 Active (id: 1970562)
甘井先ず竭く
【 かんせいまずつく 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long
▶ [lit] the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry



History:
2. A 2018-02-07 06:15:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-02-07 05:58:12  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daij, enwiktionary
https://encrypted.google.com/search?
num=20&biw=1225&bih=665&tbm=bks&ei=WZV6Wv-
VGsHUjwT8mYaoCA&q=Zhuangzi+well+first+to+dry&oq=Zhuangzi
+well+first+to+dry&gs_l=psy-
ab.3...2730.6896.0.7239.29.22.7.0.0.0.234.2492.1j16j2.19
.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..5.0.0....0.8fKsI3qLsJM
  Comments: 
the flame that burns twice as bright... is apparently from 
Lao Tzu.

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