桃李とうりもの言いわざれども下自したおのずから蹊みちを成なす

expression, godan verb (-su)

a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself

Proverb meaning that a person of true character or ability will naturally draw people to them without self-promotion. The image is of peach and plum trees that, though silent, have paths worn beneath them by people coming to pick the fruit.

• 「桃とう李りもの言いわざれども下した自おのずからみちを成なす」という諺ことわざがある。

  There is a proverb: 'Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path forms beneath them.'

• 彼かれは宣せん伝でんしなくても人ひとが集あつまる。まさに桃とう李りもの言いわざれども下した自おのずからみちを成なすというものだ。

  People gather around him even without advertising. It is truly a case of 'peach and plum trees say nothing, yet a path forms beneath them.'