Quotes from Japanese Proverb

Each moment only once

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

There is nothing that cannot be achieved by firm imagination.

Adversity is the foundation of virtue

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief

A good husband is healthy and absent.

One kind word can warm three winter months.

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

To endure what is unendurable is true endurance.

He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy.

The day you decide to do it is your lucky day

If you have to kill a snake, kill it once and for all

Only he who knows his own weaknesses can endure those of others.

A man can endure the worst pain — of others.

The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world.

Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.

We are no more than candles burning in the wind.

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth.

Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella.

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.