ProverbPedia

Japanese Proverb:
Even the mightiest wind can stir up no waves in the underground well.

Japanese Proverb:
He who gives away coals when it is snowing is a noble man—or a fool.

Japanese Proverb:
The string of a man’s sack of patience is generally tied with a slip-knot.

Japanese Proverb:
There’s always a floating piece of wood to help a blind tortoise.

Japanese Proverb:
The hole the crab digs takes on the shape of its shell.

Japanese Proverb:
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s love.

Japanese Proverb:
Don’t condemn till you’ve heard both sides of the case.

Japanese Proverb:
A man knows how to spend a million yen in marrying off his daughter, but does not know how to spend a hundred thousand in bringing up his child.

Japanese Proverb:
Crafty eyes and loose lips were never modelled on the face of virtue.

Japanese Proverb:
Virtue carries a lean purse.