First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about drinking, man
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There is no flower that remains red for ten days, and no power that lasts for ten years.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about garden, power, day
Disgrace is like the grain of a tree trunk -- time makes it bigger instead of erasing it.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about time
It's awful, I hate it is hardly the other side of That is beautiful and I loved it.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about hate
The cow drinks water and it turns to milk; the snake drinks water and it turns to poison.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about water
The taste of cold water after drinking, is a pleasure that the teetotaler will never know.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about drinking, pleasure, water
Life? That is a candle in the wind; frost upon a roof; the twitching of the fish in a pan.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about life
The person who admits ignorance shows it once; the one who tries to hide it shows it often.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about ignorance, people
If you see Mt. Fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant on New Year's Day, you will be forever blessed.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about day
A country can be conquered from the back of a horse but may not be ruled in the same manner.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about country
Getting money is like digging with a needle. Spending it is like water soaking into the sand.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about money, water
It is better to go home and make your net than to gaze longingly at the fish in the deep pool.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about home
At the first cup man drinks wine, at the second wine drinks wine, at the third wine drinks man.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about wine, man
He who admits to his ignorance shows it once only; he who tries to hide it shows it frequently.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about ignorance
Thirty-six plans of how to win the battle are not so good as one plan to withdraw from the fight.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about fight, good, good luck
You can only endure the weaknesses of others by knowing your own. Flattery is the best persuader.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about flattering
You will never learn enough looking for only the good things in life; you will always be a pupil.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about life, things, good, good luck
If you never climb Mt. Fuji, you're a fool, and if you climb it more than once, you're a crazy fool.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
First the man takes a drink of liquor, then the drink takes a drink, and then the drink takes the man.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about drinking, man
The bandits in the mountain are easily subjected, but it is difficult to subject the bandits in my heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about criminals, heart
