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Short sayings recorded in written or spoken form are referred to as proverbs. The content of this type is usually rooted in the culture of a given country and most often has a reference to a life situation. In Japan, proverbs play a particularly significant role and carry eternal truths and wisdom. Japanese proverbs are very enigmatic, consisting of a few words, but leaving a lot to the imagination.
"If you think about it, decide. If you've decided, stop thinking about it"
"Fast means slow but without breaks..."
"One good word can warm three winter months"
"Happiness comes to the house where laughter is heard"
"If you ask a question, you will feel ashamed for a moment. If you don't ask, you will be ashamed for the rest of your life"
"Deep rivers flow slowly"
"Victory belongs to the one who waits half an hour longer than his opponent"
"In matters of money, all people are strangers to each other"
"Grandchildren are even more beautiful than one's own children"
"Lock up what you really think"
"Good medicine is bitter to the taste"
"The nail that sticks out will be hammered into the wall"
"Everyone has a superior and an inferior"
"Every man has some fault"
"He who eats a lot and quickly, works a lot and quickly"
"People are not what they seem"
"One must know how to give up small things to achieve great things"
"Nothing costs as much as something received for free"
"You won't move forward without bowing your head"
"He who does not feel satisfaction is poor"
"Vision without action is a dream, action without vision is a nightmare"
"Continuation becomes strength"
"He who listens to the advice of the wise has fish and tea. He who listens to the advice of everyone will drown his fish in tea"
"It's not always the wisest who has their head closest to the source"
"When one dog howls, the others join in"
"Unsown seed does not sprout"
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