ProverbPedia

Japanese Proverb:
He who makes the edge of a sword visible, must destroy its keenness.

Japanese Proverb:
If a few sen do not go, many sen will not come.

Japanese Proverb:
One doesn’t take a butcher’s knife to carve the rib of a fowl.

Japanese Proverb:
Deceive, but don’t insult, the rich and powerful.

Japanese Proverb:
It’s easier to rule a kingdom than regulate a family.

Japanese Proverb:
Though tears fall they do not help to pay the debt.

Japanese Proverb:
Better breeding than birth.

Japanese Proverb:
Too much courtesy becomes discourtesy.

Japanese Proverb:
Where profit is, loss is hidden near by.

Japanese Proverb:
Lend money to a city, but never to a man.

Japanese Proverb:
From poverty to profusion is a hard journey, but the way back is easy.

Japanese Proverb:
A woman’s tongue is only three inches long, but it can kill a man six feet high.