親したしき中なかに垣かきをせよ

expression

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

Proverb advising that even close friends should maintain some boundaries or formality to preserve the relationship. Similar to 親しき中にも礼儀あり.

See also: 親しき仲にも礼儀あり

• 親したしき中なかに垣かきをせよというように、親しん友ゆうでも礼れい儀ぎは大たい切せつだ。

  As the proverb goes, 'good fences make good neighbors'; even with close friends, manners are important.