Japanese Proverbs Quotes

Even monkeys fall from trees.

A Japanese proverb says fall seven times, stand up eight. We can also say this: Hate zero times, love infinitely!

A frog in a well does not know the great sea.

One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".

If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. - Japanese Proverb

When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.

Shamefully, all of us have wanted revenge on someone at some point for something. I've lived since before man and buffalo roamed this small planet. I have survived the beginning, bloom, and death of countless enemies, civilizations, and people. And the one truth I have learned most during all of these centuries is the old Japanese proverb. If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.

Fall down seven times, get up eight.

Different strokes for different folks.

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.

Two heads are better than one.