鰯の頭も信心から（いわしのあたまもしんじんから）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: faith can make even a sardine's head sacred
Example sentences
- 鰯の頭も信心からで、信じれば力になる。 — Even a sardine's head becomes sacred if you believe in it enough.
- 鰯の頭も信心からというものだ。 — That's what they mean by 'faith can make even the humblest thing sacred.'
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