ProverbPedia

Japanese Proverb:
Avoid three things—a snake, a smooth-tongued man, and a wanton woman.

Japanese Proverb:
The laden almond tree by the wayside is sure to be bitter.

Japanese Proverb:
At ten years a wonder-child; at fifteen a talented youth; at twenty a common man.

Japanese Proverb:
What’s an inch in the eye of a man is a foot in the eye of his master.

Japanese Proverb:
Who is bred on a river dies in the river.

Japanese Proverb:
Let a man so act by day that he may lie happily on his mat by night.

Japanese Proverb:
It is better to be the beak of a hen than the tail of an ox.

Japanese Proverb:
When drinking sakè remember the poverty of your family.

Japanese Proverb:
The bravest of men may be harassed by the want of one sen.

Japanese Proverb:
Even the street-dog has his lucky days.

Japanese Proverb:
It’s the little wheels of a waggon that go first.

Japanese Proverb:
When you’re thirsty it’s too late to think about digging a well.