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48+ Best Japanese Proverbs Quotes & Wishes
Best Japanese Proverbs — handpicked quotes, wishes and messages to copy, share, or download as a free image card on GoodMorningQuotes.
Updated: October 2026
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A hundred hearings are not worth one seeing.
Even at a hundred years old, the sparrow does not forget its dance.
The mouth is the gate of misfortune.
One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the sound.
Even a hungry samurai uses his toothpick with dignity.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one.
He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man; he who climbs it twice is a fool.
The bamboo shoot that is not eaten in spring becomes tough in summer.
When you are thirsty, it is too late to dig a well.
No one is more deceived than the liar who believes his own lie.
Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
Money grows on the tree of persistence.
In travel, a companion; in life, compassion.
Even a three-year-old child knows the autumn sky changes.
To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death.
The apprentice by the temple gate reads the scriptures untaught.
When the water rises, the ship rises too.
Admire the flower, but leave it on the branch.
A cracked bell can never sound well.
A willow tree yields to the wind and does not break.
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
A husband and wife are like hands and eyes: when the hand is hurt, the eyes cry.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
A bad craftsman blames his tools.
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.
The day after tomorrow is the third day from today.
Tie your shoe in a melon patch and adjust your cap under a plum tree, and you will be suspected.
Boasting begins where wisdom leaves off.
Even the Buddha forgives only three times.
Dumplings are better than flowers.
The pebble in the brook secretly thinks it is a precious stone.
Even a fool has one talent.
The dyer's own clothes are the plainest.
A centipede does not fall down, even if he is drunk.
A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
When you have completed ninety-five percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are unbearable.
Ten men, ten colors.
A frog in a well knows nothing of the great ocean.
After rain, the ground hardens.
Even monkeys fall from trees.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Even the coldest stone will grow warm if you sit on it for three years.