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50 Japanese Quotes on Great Everyday Life to Help You Have a Good Life Adventure by Michioflavia

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No matter where you are in the world; these Japanese quotes can help you find clarity or closure in your life. - Michioflavia

Life Adventure


by Michioflavia


Dec 18, 2021




Japanese Quotes (English)


1. “The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time.” – Cynthia Kadohata

2. “After all, things thought but left unsaid only fester inside you.” – Yoshida Kenkō

3. “No other animal in the world would try to defy the laws of nature, but humans are a very peculiar species.” – Hiro Arikawa

4. “Imagination is ruler of darkness, twisting and racking one’s mind until it succumbs to the will of the master.”

5. “Words are not meant to stir the air only: they are capable of moving greater things.” – Natsume Soseki

6. “Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.” – Eiji Yoshikawa

7. “What comes from the heart will go to the heart.” – Renae Lucas-Hall

8. “Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.” – Santoka Taneda

9. “If love goes too far, it turns into cruelty.” – Haruo Shirane

10. “What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.” – Kintetsu Takamori

11. “Even a fool has at least one talent.” — Japanese Proverb

12. “If you try, you may succeed. If you don’t try, you will not succeed. This is true for all things. Not succeeding is the result of not trying.” — Japanese Proverb

13. “Even monkeys fall from trees.” — Japanese Proverb

14. “When you reject gifts from heaven you will be rewarded in hell.” — Japanese Proverb

15. “Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” — Japanese Proverb

16. “A broken mirror can not be made to shine.” — Japanese Proverb

17. “Boasting begins where wisdom stops.” — Japanese Proverb

18. “Spilled water does not return to the tray.” — Japanese Proverb

19. “With many little strokes a large tree is felled.” — Japanese Proverb

20. “If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.” — Japanese Proverb

21. “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” — Japanese Proverb

22. “We are no more than candles burning in the wind.” — Japanese Proverb

23. “Even when months and days are long, life is short.” — Japanese Proverb

24. “No road is too long in the company of a friend.” — Japanese Proverb

25. “Ten different people bring ten different colors.” — Japanese Proverb

26. “The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.” — Japanese Proverb

27. “When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.” — Japanese Proverb

28. “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” — Japanese Proverb

29. “What you love to do, you will learn to do well.” — Japanese Proverb

30. “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.” — Japanese Proverb

31. “Nothing so visible than what you want to hide.” — Japanese Proverb

32. “A doubtful mind creates devils in the dark.” — Japanese Proverb

33. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” — Japanese Proverb

34. “Beginning is easy – Continuing is hard.” — Japanese Proverb

35. “Great men succeed in their later years.” — Japanese Proverb

36. “Eat before falling in love.” — Japanese Proverb

37. “Love and a cough cannot be hidden.” — Japanese Proverb

38. “When someone offends you, you haven’t given him enough love.” — Japanese Proverb

39. “The extreme form of passionate love is secret love.” — Japanese Proverb

40. “All married women are not wives.” — Japanese Proverb

41. “Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law”— Japanese Proverb

42. “If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples.” — Japanese Proverb

43. “Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.” — Japanese Proverb

44. “In the eyes of a lover a pock-marked face is one with pretty dimples.” — Japanese Proverb

45. “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” — Japanese Proverb

46. “We learn little from victory, much from defeat.” — Japanese Proverb

47. “If you believe everything you read, better not read.” — Japanese Proverb

48. “The face becomes a mirror of the soul.” — Japanese Proverb

49. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” — Japanese Proverb

50. “One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.” — Japanese Proverb



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