ProverbPedia

Japanese Proverb:
When the wild geese fly South and the first reed dies put on another garment.

Japanese Proverb:
Doing nothing is doing ill.

Japanese Proverb:
Better mend old garments as a poor man’s wife than put on rich ones as a geisha.

Japanese Proverb:
When a poor man visits his relations they do not hurry to kiss his feet.

Japanese Proverb:
The life of man is like a long journey with a heavy load on the back.

Japanese Proverb:
A cheap purchase is money lost.

Japanese Proverb:
If a man is hungry anything tastes good.

Japanese Proverb:
To the ant a few drops of rain is a flood.

Japanese Proverb:
There’s no medicine for lovesickness and a fool.

Japanese Proverb:
Think about the misfortunes of others, that you may be satisfied with your own lot.

Japanese Proverb:
The biggest of serpents has no terrors for the eagle.

Japanese Proverb:
If you must be a dog it’s best to be the dog of a samurai.