性せい相あい近ちかし、習ならい相あい遠とおし

expression

by nature, near together; by practice, far apart

Proverb from the Analects of Confucius meaning that people are born similar but diverge through habits and learning.

• 「せいあいちかし、ならいあいとおし」という言こと葉ばは、教きょう育いくの大たい切せつさを説といている。

  The saying 'By nature, near together; by practice, far apart' teaches the importance of education.