Japanese Proverbs - page 17

The poor sleep soundly. (Japanese Proverb)
The sparrow flying behind the hawk thinks the hawk is fleeing. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The spendthrift beats his money as if it were a carpet. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The strong will protect the weak and, in return, the weak will serve the strong. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The tongue of woman is her sword, which never rusts. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The very thing one likes, one does well. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The winds may fell the massive oak, but bamboo, bent even to the ground, will spring upright after the passage of the storm. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The world is the world for the world. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
There is no coincidence in getting married. (Japanese Proverb)
There is no such thing as bad food when you are really hungry. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Time spent laughing is time spent with the kami [gods]. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
To kick with sore toe only hurts foot. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
To make the tea cloudy. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
To one who does not wander there is not enlightenment. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
To receive a favor is to sell one's liberty. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
He who works in vain gains nothing but fatigue. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A fish gets bigger when it gets away. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A full belly is not the stomach of a scholar. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A gilt-edged visiting card often hides an ugly face. (Japanese Proverb)
A joke is often the hole through which truth whistles. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A man can endure the worst pain - of others. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
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