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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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