一芸に通ずれば六芸に通ず
Reading
いちげいつうずればりくげいにつうず
English
Master one talent, and you can surely master another
Notes
Master通 one一 art芸 and master通 the Six六 Arts芸
In China, the 'Six Arts' were rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and math
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proverbsKotoKen 3