Memorable Japan Quotes

25 result(s) for Japan Quotes.
"Study the past if you would define the future."
Confucius (often associated with East Asian philosophies)
"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
Japanese Proverb
"Better to be a crystal than mud."
Japanese Proverb
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."
Japanese Proverb
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
Japanese Proverb
"If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for one hundred years, educate mankind."
Japanese Proverb
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu (often associated with East Asian philosophies)
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"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."
Mulan (Disney character, reflecting East Asian values)
"In the cherry blossom's shade there's no such thing as a stranger."
Kobayashi Issa (Japanese poet)
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend."
Robert Louis Stevenson (influenced by Japanese aesthetics)
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
Chinese Proverb (applicable to East Asian cultures)
"When character is not clear, there is confusion in thought."
Japanese Proverb
"Only a disciplined person is ever really free."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (reflecting similar values)
"A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle."
Japanese Proverb
"First comes the hardship, then comes ease."
Nichiren Daishonin (Japanese Buddhist monk)
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
Japanese Proverb
"Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one."
Ancient Japanese saying
"The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour."
Japanese Proverb
"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."
Chinese Proverb (aligned with East Asian values)
"A samurai must always conceal his sword, even in his lifetime he must appear to be gentle."
Some instances are attributed to Tokugawa Ieyasu, others are ge
"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world."
Miyamoto Musashi
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"It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."
Unknown - a common sentiment in Samurai culture discussions.
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
Lao Tzu (again, relevant culturally)
"The strong man is not the one who overpowers the weak, but the one who controls himself when he is angry."
Prophet Muhammad (While Islamic, applicable to general human va
"Do not complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean."
Confucius (again, relevant culturally)

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