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Japanese Proverb Quotes

Proverbs are one of the best things our planet owns. Let me share with you some wonderful Japanese Proverb Quotes. And in the end, tell me what’s your favorite. Thank you!

“Your smile determines how you see and think about the world around you.”

“He who listens well, speaks well.”

“We do not smile because something good has happened; rather something good happens because we smile.”

“Your smile is your heart’s accessory. What kind of smile will you wear today?”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“Your smile is your life force.”

“One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.”

“The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.”

“Beginning is easy – continuing hard.”

“He is poor who does not feel content.”

“If you smile you can change yourself, others and your future.”

“The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.”

“Money grows on the tree of persistence.”

“To teach is to learn.”

“Virtue is not knowing but doing.”

japanese proverb quotes“One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars.”

“It is better to be ignorant than mistaken.”

“If you believe everything you read, better not read.”

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

“We are no more than candles burning in the wind.”

“If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.”

“Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.”

“When the cat mourns for the mouse do not take her seriously.”

“Everyone makes mistakes. That’s why there is an eraser on every pencil.”

“He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other.”

“Unless you enter the tiger’s den, you cannot take the cubs.”

“The reverse side also has a reverse side.”

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”

“Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass.”

“If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.”

“Do you need proof of God? Does one light a torch to see the sun?”

“It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive disenchanted.”

Self Improvement Quotes and Sayings from Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

He is able who thinks he is able.

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

self improvement quotes and sayings from buddhaIn a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true.

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

Will Quotes

– “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” – Buddha

– “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha

– “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.” – Buddha

– “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.” – Buddha

– “However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?” – Buddha

– “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” – Buddha

– “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” – Buddha

– “Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live.” – Marilyn Monroe

– “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– “The sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sharing Quotes

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.” – Robert Louis Stevenso

“Pain shared is pain lessened; joy shared is joy increased. Thus do we refute entropy.” – Spider Robinson

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha

“The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.” – Leonard Nimoy

“There is no delight in owning anything unshared.” – Seneca

“Giving is the highest expression of potency.” – Erich Fromm

“Shared sorrow is half sorrow.” – Danish Proverb

“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” – M. Scott Peck

“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Norman MacEwan

“Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.” – William Arthur Ward

“Life has taught me that respect, caring and love must be shared, for it’s only through sharing that friendships are born.” – Donna A. Favors