人ひとに善ぜん言げんを与あたうるは布ふ帛はくよりも煖あたたかなり

expression

kind words warm more than cloth

A classical proverb meaning that a kind word can warm a person's heart more than physical clothing. Rare and literary; used in traditional or poetic contexts.

• 「ひとにぜんげんをあたうるはふはくよりもあたたかなり」という古ふるいことわざがある。

  There is an old proverb: 'Kind words provide more warmth than cloth.'