老いたる馬は道を忘れず おいたるうまはみちをわすれず Also written 老いたる馬は路を忘れず Meanings Expression trust the judgement of the experienced (literally: an old horse won't forget the way) (from the Han Feizi) Kanji 老 elderly. Read as おいる. 馬 horse. Read as うま. 道 road. Read as みち. 忘 forget. Read as わすれる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists