性相近し、習い相遠し
せいあいちかし、ならいあいとおし
Meanings
- Expression by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart (from the Analects of Confucius)
Kanji
- 性 nature. Read as セイ.
- 相 mutual. Read as あい.
- 近 near. Read as ちかい.
- 習 learn. Read as ならい.
- 遠 far. Read as とおい.