A JAPANESE PROVERB

The Riper the Rice, the More Deeply it Bows

As one’s learning and skills deepen, so does one’s humility

Ripe rice. (©Diane Tincher)

I recently learned a new proverb, 実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな, Minoruhodo kōbe wo tareru inahokana, meaning, “The riper the rice, the more deeply it bows.”