修身斉家治国平天下 しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land exp proverb Advanced ➥
管を以て天を窺う くだをもっててんをうかがう to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi) exp Advanced ➥