japanese proverb

“A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan.” “A good husband is healthy and absent.” “A good Jack makes a good Jill.” “A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.” “A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple.” “A mended lid to a cracked pan.” “A merchants happiness hangs upon chance, winds, and waves.” “A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag.” “A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice.” “A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.” “A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.” “Adversity is the foundation of virtue.” “Affinity is a mysterious thing, but it is spicy!” “Afraid of his own shadow.” “After victory, tighten your helmet chord.” “All married women are not wives.” “An accomplishment sticks to a person.” “An excess of courtesy is discourtesy.” “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” “Bad and good are intertwined like rope.” “Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy.” “Beaten with his own rod.” “Better go without medicine than call in an unskilled physician.” “Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.” “Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.” “Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery.” “Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.” “Even a sheet of paper has two sides.” “Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.” “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” “Fast Ripe, Fast Rotten.” “First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.” “First things first.” “Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures on water.” “Getting money is like digging with a needle. Spending it is like water soaking into the sand.” “Had the pheasant not screamed, it wouldn't have been shot.” “If a man be great, even his dog will wear a proud look.” “If a man deceive me once, shame on him; if he deceive me twice, shame on me.” “If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.” “If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.” “If my shirt knew my design, I'd burn it.” “If neither animal nor vegetable you be, then mineral you are.” “If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.” “If the father is a frog, the son will be a frog.” “If you believe everything you read, better not read.” “If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.” “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” “It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief.” “It is a blessing in disguise.” “Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.” “Laughter cannot bring back what anger has driven away.” “Laughter is the hiccup of a fool.” “Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming out with empty hands.” “Life's not all beer and skittles.” “Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth.” “Money grows on the tree of persistence.” “Money has no smell.” “My skirt with tears is always wet: I have forgotten to forget.” “My son is my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.” “Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.” “Never trust the advice of a man in difficulty.” “One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars.” “One kind word can warm three winter months.” “One kindness is the price of another.” “One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.” “One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.” “Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black.” “Silence surpasses speech.” “Silent worms dig holes in the walls.” “Sleeping people can't fall down.” “The absent get further off every day.” “The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.” “The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.” “The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.” “The inarticulate speak longest.” “The mouth is the door of evil.” “The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.” “The nail that sticks out is hammered down.” “The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.” “The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone.” “The reverse side also has a reverse side.” “The smaller the margin, the greater the turnover.” “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.” “The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.” “The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.” “Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names.” “Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.” “Time tries a'.” “To teach is also to learn.” “To tell tales out of school.” “To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death.” “Transactions in Hell also depend upon money.” “Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.” “Virtue is not knowing but doing.” “Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare.” “Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.” “Walls have ears, bottles have mouths.” “Walls have ears, paper sliding doors have eyes.” “We are no more than candles burning in the wind.” “We learn little from victory, much from defeat.” “We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” “We've arrived, and to prove it we're here.” “When the time comes, even a rat becomes a tiger.” “When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well.” “When your companions get drunk and fight, Take up your hat, and wish them good night.” “While we consider when to begin, it becomes too late.” “Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart.”