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Quotes by Japanese Proverb

“Do you need proof of God? Does one light a torch to see the sun?”

“Adversity is the foundation of virtue”

“First the man takes a drink; then the drink takes a drink; then the drink takes the man”

“After victory, tighten your helmet chord.”

“When youre thirsty its too late to think about digging a well”

“Dont stay long when the husband is not at home”

“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle”

“Even a sheet of paper has two sides”

“The tongue is more to be feared than the sword”

“None of us are as smart as all of us”

“Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming out with empty hands”

“Sleeping people cant fall down”

“We are no more than candles burning in the wind”

“The inarticulate speak longest”

“If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty”

“The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high”

“Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but dont insult them.”

“It is a beggars pride that he is not a thief”

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”

“One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars”