[わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ, wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire](exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain[Add to Longdo]
[ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ, hitonihasoutemiyoumanihanottemiyo](exp) (obsc) you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them, just like you can't judge a horse until you've ridden it[Add to Longdo]
[にっこうをみずしてけっこうというなかれ, nikkouwomizushitekekkoutoiunakare](exp) (id) (See ナポリを見てから死ね) see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko[Add to Longdo]