First Know Yourself Then Know Others in Japanese Calligraphy

先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ (mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire)

The original Japanese uses "dzu" which is no longer used and has been replaced by "zu" in modern Japanese. Most renditions of the Niju Kun use the original form, though one does commonly see both. We have opted to use the original "dzu" so "mazu" is actually written "madzu". The trick is even though it is written "madzu" it is still pronounced "mazu".

Verify: 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ in the Japanese-English Dictionary

First Know Yourself Then Know Others (先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Know Yourself Then Know Others 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire Block Vertical VB6C

First Know Yourself Then Know Others (先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Know Yourself Then Know Others 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire Cursive Vertical VC6B

First Know Yourself Then Know Others (先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Know Yourself Then Know Others 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire Design Vertical VD6B

First Know Yourself Then Know Others (先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Know Yourself Then Know Others 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C

First Know Yourself Then Know Others

先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ (mazu onore wo shire shikashite ta wo shire)

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll