Proverbs and old sayings Japanese, page 39

772 proverbs and old sayings japanese

The goodness of the father reaches higher than a mountain; that of the mother goes deeper than the ocean.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about mother

Looking up we are not ashamed in the presence of heaven, nor bowing down are we ashamed in the presence of earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about earth

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

It's better to not read at all than to believe everything you read. The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about day

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.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce

Poor is the person who does not know when he has had enough. He who talks to a silent listener will soon stand naked.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about people

Feed a dog for three days and it is gratefull for three years. Feed a cat for three years and it forgets after three days.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about day

The winds may fell the massive oak, but bamboo, bent even to the ground, will spring upright after the passage of the storm.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about spring

With the first glass a man drinks wine, with the second glass the wine drinks the wine, with the third glass the wine drinks the man.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about wine, man

If there is a lid that doesn't fit, then there is a lid that does. To a person that does not wander, there is not enlightenment. Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about wanderer, fall, people

If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming...

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce, family, world

Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about happiness