衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

expression

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the poor can't afford manners, only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite(proverb)

衣	garment, clothes, dressing
食	eat, food
足	leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
礼	salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
節	node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
知	know, wisdom