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33 Short Japanese Proverbs and Sayings (WISDOM)

Top 10 Most Famous Japanese Proverbs and Sayings (BEST)

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.Pin
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Fall down seven times, get up eight times.Pin
Fall down seven times, get up eight times.
Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid of standing still.Pin
Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid of standing still.
Be humble. Even an expert can make mistakes.Pin
Be humble. Even an expert can make mistakes.
He who runs after two hares will catch neither.Pin
He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but not cold looks and cold words.Pin
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but not cold looks and cold words.
A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.Pin
A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.
Experience the beauties of nature, and in doing so learn about yourself.Pin
Experience the beauties of nature, and in doing so learn about yourself.
A frog in a well does not know the great sea.Pin
A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.Pin
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

11 Inspirational Japanese Proverbs and Sayings

Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.Pin
Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.
Even a fool may be good at something.Pin
Even a fool may be good at something.
The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.Pin
The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.
We learn little from victory, much from defeat.Pin
We learn little from victory, much from defeat.
One kind word can warm three winter months.Pin
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Even when months and days are long, life is short.Pin
Even when months and days are long, life is short.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.Pin
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Take a bad or desperate situation and turn it into a successful one.Pin
Take a bad or desperate situation and turn it into a successful one.
Everyone has their own tastes. Respect others.Pin
Everyone has their own tastes. Respect others.
If you make a mistake, don’t hesitate to correct it.Pin
If you make a mistake, don’t hesitate to correct it.
It is the same life whether we spend it crying or laughing.Pin
It is the same life whether we spend it crying or laughing.

12 Wise Japanese Proverbs and Sayings

Boasting begins where wisdom stops.Pin
Boasting begins where wisdom stops.
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.Pin
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.Pin
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.
Beginning is easy, continuing is hard.Pin
Beginning is easy, continuing is hard.
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.Pin
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
You can't do anything without risking something.Pin
You can’t do anything without risking something.
The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.Pin
The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
You reap what you sow.Pin
You reap what you sow.
Don't count your chickens before they've hatched.Pin
Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched.
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.Pin
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
Don't offer things to people who are incapable of appreciating them.Pin
Don’t offer things to people who are incapable of appreciating them.
If you understand everything you must be misinformed.Pin
If you understand everything you must be misinformed.
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