| "If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it. " "A man must despise himself before others will. " "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." "When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger." "If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance. " "Better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness." "Man is the main source of his own misery." "Either do not begin or, having begun, do not give up." "First resolve what must be done; solutions will then become evident." "To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. " "Silence condemns more effectively than loud accusations." "Pure gold does not fear furnace." "One who hears flattery but not criticism will go astray." "Harsh words and poor reasoning never settle anything." "If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. " "Examine what is said, not who speaks." "In a crisis people grow wisdom." "Fortune comes in many disguises." "You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday." "Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. " "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." "It is always easier for one man to solve another man's problem." "What is scarce is valued, what is plentiful is not." "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. " "A bridge never crossed is like a life never lived." "Call on God, but row away from the rocks." "Have one's ears pierced only before the wedding ceremony starts. " "To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art." "Great events may come from humble circumstances." "Good deeds never leave home, bad ones echo a thousands miles." "A weapon has no loyalty but to the one who wields it." "One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. " "The palest ink is better than the best memory. " "Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water." "If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door." "Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand." "Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook." "To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon. " "Disease can be cured; fate is incurable." "To learn and practice what is learned from time to time is pleasure, is it not? To have friends from afar is happiness, is it not? To be unperturbed when not appreciated by others is a gentleman, is it not? " "Do not hope to reach a destination without leaving the shore." "How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water? " "Often one finds destiny just where one hides to avoid it." "Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. " "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. " "When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger." "Without experience we will not gain full knowledge." "If you understand everything, you must be misinformed." "No wind, no waves." "Preserve the old, but know the new." "A man of leisure will never taste the fruit of success." "He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skills of the physician." "Don't jump over a pit only to fall into a well." "Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it then." "If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance. " "To abandon something halfway is to fail completely." "We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt." "Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially." "Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose." "Dream different dreams while on the same bed." "Misfortune conquers timid souls while great minds subdue misfortune." "All beings eat and drink. But they are few who can distinguish flavors. " "An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold." "Count not what is lost but what is left." |
| Chinese Proverbs |
| sadly these arent japanese but of most of the proverbs i have heard, these one make the most sense[, and i can understand lol] if you need help understanding one, ask, i can try and help but no promises. |
| . wo ai ni . |