Japanese Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
107 Japanese Proverbs
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“Laughter cannot bring back what anger has driven away.”
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“Laughter is the hiccup of a fool.”
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“Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming
out with empty hands.”
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“Life's not all beer and skittles.”
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“Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth.”
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“Money grows on the tree of persistence.”
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“Money has no smell.”
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“My skirt with tears is always wet: I have forgotten to forget.”
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“My son is my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter's my
daughter all the days of her life.”
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“Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your
mother-in-law.”
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“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulty.”
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“One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at
their collars.”
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“One kind word can warm three winter months.”
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“One kindness is the price of another.”
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“One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.”
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“One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
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“Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black.”
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“Silence surpasses speech.”
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“Silent worms dig holes in the walls.”
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“Sleeping people can't fall down.”
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“The absent get further off every day.”
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“The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.”
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“The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.”
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“The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.”
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“The inarticulate speak longest.”
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