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徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり
とくはこならずかならずとなりあり
1. [exp] [proverb]
《from The Analects of Confucius》
▶ the virtuous man will not long remain lonely



History:
2. A 2018-02-14 02:58:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-02-07 08:08:12  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij enwiktionary kojien saito chujiten (as "徳は孤ならず")
  Comments:
as always with quotes based in Confucius: there's a 
whole lot of English translations about, e.g.
"The virtuous man is not alone; his virtues will ever be 
his companions"
"The virtuous man is not alone; he will always have 
neighbors."
"Virtue is never alone; it always has neighbors"
or in Thoreau's Walden(!), as
"Virtue does not remain as an abandoned orphan; it must 
of necessity have neighbors"

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