To lend your hatchet and get your forest cut down.
More Japanese Proverbs:
The country is in ruins, and there are still mountains and rivers.Japanese
Hidden virtues ring like a soft bell.
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He who is always right will never get round the world.
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We get along well with those we can get along with well.
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Not-speaking is the flower.
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The flow of water and the future of human beings are uncertain.
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