NichiDict

立つ鳥跡を濁さず

たつとりあとをにごさず
立つ鳥あとを濁さず立つ鳥後を濁さず発つ鳥あとを濁さず
[tatsutoriatowonigosazu]

Meanings

1.Expression

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order