Japanese Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
107 Japanese Proverbs
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“A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan.”
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“A good husband is healthy and absent.”
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“A good Jack makes a good Jill.”
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“A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.”
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“A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple.”
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“A mended lid to a cracked pan.”
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“A merchants happiness hangs upon chance, winds, and waves.”
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“A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag.”
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“A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice.”
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“A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words
would be harsh according to how you speak them.”
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“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.”
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“Adversity is the foundation of virtue.”
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“Affinity is a mysterious thing, but it is spicy!”
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“Afraid of his own shadow.”
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“After victory, tighten your helmet chord.”
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“All married women are not wives.”
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“An accomplishment sticks to a person.”
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“An excess of courtesy is discourtesy.”
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“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”
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“Bad and good are intertwined like rope.”
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“Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be
happy.”
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“Beaten with his own rod.”
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“Better go without medicine than call in an unskilled physician.”
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“Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.”
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“Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.”
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