問うは当座の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

Reading
とうはとうざのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ
English
Curiousity is a moment of embarrassment, ignorance is a lifetime of shame
Notes
To ask問 is embarrassing恥 for the [time being>当座, but not asking問 is a shame恥 that lasts generations末代
Origin
古代
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