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Action(s)
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
-Japanese Proverb
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Belief
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yamai wa ki kara
"sickness is a thing of the spirit"
-Japanese Proverb
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Creativity
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I will master something, then the creativity will come.
-Japanese Proverb
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Criticism
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Fix the problem, not the blame.
-Japanese Proverb
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Dreams
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"If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming..."
http://www.weyrd.org/lilies.html
-Japanese Proverb, from "Lilies" Words and Music: Annie Walker, October, 1999
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Duty
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Duty is heavy as a mountain but
Death is lighter than a feather.
-Japanese Proverb
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Growth
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When a bonsai stops growing, you know it's dead.
-Japanese Proverb
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Health
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The feet are the gateway to 10,000 illnesses.
-Japanese Proverb
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Investment
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If you want to know what's happening in the market, ask the market.
-Japanese Proverb
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Kindness
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A kind word can warm three months of winter.
-Japanese Proverb
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Learning
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One thousand days to learn; ten thousand days to refine.
-Japanese Proverb
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Luck
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Tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kaze
"Clouds over the moon, a storm over blossoms"
-Japanese Proverb
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Protest
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The nail that stands out will be hammered down.
-Japanese Proverb
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Resilience
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"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
-Japanese Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
-Japanese Proverb
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Vision, Visionary
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.
-Japanese Proverb
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Wisdom
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You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice.
-Japanese Proverb
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Books by and about Japanese Proverb
