When ten thousand soldiers lie rotting, the general’s reputation is enhanced.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Reputation
Day has its eyes, night has its ears.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Eyes
The human heart is neither of stone nor wood.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Heart
Character can be built on daily routine.
—Japanese Proverb
Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Rain
A wild goose may be worth a hundred pieces of gold, but you first have to spend three pieces of gold to buy an arrow.
—Japanese Proverb
A single prayer moves heaven.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Heaven
When a bonsai stops growing, you know it’s dead.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Growth
Poor men sleep the best.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Sleeping
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Business, Negotiation
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Planning
He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Aspirations, Goals
Advertising is the mother of trade.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Advertising
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Love
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Consequences, Reputation, Integrity
Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names.
—Japanese Proverb
If you want to know what’s happening in the market, ask the market.
—Japanese Proverb
Even thinking about sexual pleasure has its roots in greed.
—Japanese Proverb
When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Proverbs
Tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kaze
Clouds over the moon, a storm over blossoms
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Luck
He is poor who does not feel content.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Gratitude, Blessings, Appreciation
A man’s heart changes as often as does the autumn sky.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Change, Heart
The fast talker makes mistakes.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Mistakes
If you are looking for bad luck, you will soon find it.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Luck
If you are going out for a fight leave your best hat at home.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Fighting, Home
When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Parents
Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Lawyers, Proverbs
If I peddle salt, it rains; if I peddle flour, the wind blows.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Rain
Every meeting is the beginning of a good-bye.
—Japanese Proverb
Topics: Beginning
Failure teaches success.
—Japanese Proverb