目め明あき千せん人にん盲めくら千せん人にん

expression

some are wise and some are otherwise

Proverb meaning that in any large group, there will be both perceptive and unperceptive people. The literal reading is 'one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind'. The term めくら is now considered sensitive; modern usage may avoid it or use it only in fixed proverbial contexts.

• 「目め明あき千せん人にん盲めくら千せん人にん」ということわざがあるが、今いまでは差さ別べつ的てきとされることもある。

  There is a proverb 'meaki sennin mekura sennin,' but nowadays it is sometimes considered discriminatory.