魚うお心ごころあれば水みず心ごころあり

expression

kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Proverb meaning that if you show goodwill to others, they will respond in kind. Literally: 'if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish.'

See also: 魚心あれば水心

• 魚うお心ごころあれば水みず心ごころありというから、まずは自じ分ぶんから親しん切せつにしてみよう。

  They say kindness begets kindness, so let's try being kind first.