35 ancient japanese sayings
1. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Nanakorobi yaoki
2. "Even monkeys fall from trees." - Saru mo ki kara ochiru
3. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." - Deru kugi wa utareru
4. "A frog in a well does not know the great sea." - I no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu
5. "Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods." - Warau kado niwa fuku kitaru
6. "One kind word can warm three winter months." - Hitotsu no kotoba ni wa san-nen no yaku ga aru
7. "The eyes are the mirror of the soul." - Me wa kokoro no kagami
8. "If you believe everything you read, better not read." - Yomu yori yoku kiku ga yoshi
9. "The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high." - Shita wo ukeba, sando made
10. "He who climbs Mt. Fuji is a wise man; he who climbs it twice is a fool." - He who climbs Mt. Fuji is a wise man; he who climbs it twice is a fool.
11. "A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle." - Ippon no ya wa nido to kowareru
12. "The reverse side also has a reverse side." - Ura no ura mo ura
13. "Even a fool has one talent." - Aho ni mo saku ga aru
14. "If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch its cub." - Tora no ana ni hairazu, tora no ko wo fumu na
15. "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends." - Hito no me ashi wo miru
16. "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Yume wa yume, yume kara samete, yume wo miru
17. "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought." - Chie no michi wo shirazu, michi no michi wo shiru
18. "A good husband is healthy and absent." - Yoi otoko wa kenkō de, ari
19. "A frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives." - Kaeru no ko wa kaeru
20. "One kind word can warm three winter months." - Hitotsu no kotoba ni wa san-nen no yaku ga aru
21. "Even a fool has one talent." - Aho ni mo saku ga aru
22. "The reverse side also has a reverse side." - Ura no ura mo ura
23. "If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch its cub." - Tora no ana ni hairazu, tora no ko wo fumu na
24. "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends." - Hito no me ashi wo miru
25. "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Yume wa yume, yume kara samete, yume wo miru
26. "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought." - Chie no michi wo shirazu, michi no michi wo shiru
27. "A good husband is healthy and absent." - Yoi otoko wa kenkō de, ari
28. "A frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives." - Kaeru no ko wa kaeru
29. "A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple." - Koi ni ochiru otoko no hō ga warui
30. "Even a sheet of paper has two sides." - Kami wa hito no kokoro
31. "If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both." - Niwatori wa futago ni owarenu
32. "The potter knows not what goes on outside his kiln." - Tobosaku wa dōbutsu wo shiranai
33. "Even a stone will get polished by a rolling stone." - Ishi no ue ni mo san nen
34. "A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle." - Ippon no ya wa nido to kowareru
35. "The reverse side also has a reverse side." - Ura no ura mo ura
Above is 35 ancient japanese sayings.