Japanese ProverbsA collection of Japanese Proverbs full of words of wisdom. You will find proverbs and sayings that have originated in Japan
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.
Japanese Proverb Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. Japanese Proverb ![]() Art is the illusion of spontaneity. Japanese Proverb Let what is past flow away downstream. Japanese Proverb Adversity is the foundation of virtue. Japanese Proverb You can know ten things by learning one. Japanese Proverb Ten men, ten minds. Japanese Proverb When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well. Japanese Proverb ![]() Fall down seven times, get up eight. Japanese Proverb Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear. Japanese Proverb There are no national frontiers to learning. Japanese Proverb Everyone makes mistakes. That's why there is an eraser on every pencil. Japanese Proverb When the character of a man is not clear to you,look at his friends. Japanese Proverb Better to be a crystal and to be broken, than to be a tile upon the housetop. Japanese Proverb ![]() One kind word can warm three winter months. Japanese Proverb A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them. Japanese Proverb If you wait, there will come nectar - like fair weather. Japanese Proverb Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart. Japanese Proverb The reverse side also has a reverse side. Japanese Proverb Proof rather than argument. Japanese Proverb ![]() Time flies like an arrow. Japanese Proverb Life is for one generation; a good name is forever. Japanese Proverb An ant hole may collapse an embankment. Japanese Proverb ![]() Respect old people, and be gentle with children. Japanese Proverb Books are preserved minds. Japanese Proverb You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo tube. Japanese Proverb When someone is really hungry, then there is no such thing as "bad food." Japanese Proverb It is better to not read at all than to believe everything you read. Japanese Proverb Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't. Japanese Proverb ![]() Truth often comes out of a joke. Japanese Proverb It is better to write down something once than read it ten times. Japanese Proverb ![]() To know and to act are one and the same. Japanese Proverb | |
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