聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥

きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ

聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥

[kikuhaitokinohaji、kikanuhamatsudainohaji]

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better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know