かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず
嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
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one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study•one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use•one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it