Japanese Proverbs
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
One kind wrd can warm three winter months.
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass.
An attempt is sometimes easier than expected.
When the cat mourns for the mouse do not take her seriously.
A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
Luck exists in the leftovers.
After the rain, the earth hardens.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
We are no more than candles burning in the wind.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Even monkeys fall from trees.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
Perseverance is strength.
Adversity is the foundation of virtue.
Better to die than to live in shame.
What's done is done.
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan.
Ten people, ten colours.
Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.
You can't get blood from a stone.
Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.
When the devil is away we do our washing.
If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.
After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
The child of a frog is a frog.
An excess of courtesy is discourtesy.
Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart.
Fall seven times, get up eight.
Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming out with empty hands.
The inarticulate speak longest.
Out of sight, out of mind.
To begin is easy - To continue is hard.
Entering the village, obey the village.
Art is the illusion of spontaneity.
Money grows on the tree of persistence.
Duty is heavy as a mountain but
Death is lighter than a feather.
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken.
In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.
Sleeping people can't fall down.
Be generous with your smiles.
While young, the tree can be easily bent.
We learn little from victory, much from defeat.
Experience is an expensive school, but a fool will learn from no other.
Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy.
When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well.
Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear.
The talented hawk hides its claws
If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither.
Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods.
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.
Children are prone to be influenced by their surroundings.
Unless an idiot dies, he won't be cured.
It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief.
In a quarrel, the higher voiced person will win.
A good husband is healthy and absent.
Even a fool has one talent.
One can't quarrel without an opponent.
If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.
The day you decide to act it is your lucky day.
To teach is to learn.
If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you can not steal her cubs.
Sometimes the lees are better than the wine.
A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.
A wise man hears one and understands ten.
