Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
itself pebble precious secretly stone thinks
The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone
drink man takes
First the man takes a drink; then the drink takes a drink; then the drink takes the man
beat happy life married wedding wife
Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy
home husband stay
Don't stay long when the husband is not at home
feared sword tongue
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword
feet high inches man six three tongue
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high
character clear man
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
cat mouse seriously
When the cat mourns for the mouse do not take her seriously
cart virtue wheels wisdom
Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart
arrive hopefully travel
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive disenchanted
chicken head ox rear
It is better to be the head of chicken than the rear end of an ox
ignorant mistaken
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken
die leave names people tigers
Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names
three warm winter word
One kind word can warm three winter months.