Japanese Proverbs
Japanese Proverbs carry the distilled wisdom of generations — short, sharp and endlessly quotable. Here are 15 of the finest, gathered from our proverbs collection.
Even the fiercest storm cannot blow all day.
The nail that sticks out shall be hammered down.
A frog in a well does not know the great ocean.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Virtue never dwells alone; it will always have neighbours.
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Even monkeys fall from trees.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.
Beginning is easy — continuing is hard.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.