かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず

渇 しても 盗 泉 の 水 を 飲 まず

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth, don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are, refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
    proverb

    • 渇しても盗泉の水は飲まず。
      The eagle does not catch flies.