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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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Business
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
-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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Deception/Lying
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Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.
-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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Laughter
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Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods.
-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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Love
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Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
-Japanese Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple.
-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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Marriage
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A good husband is healthy and absent.
-Japanese Proverb
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Money
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Getting money is like digging with a needle, spending it is like water soaking into sand.
-Japanese Proverb
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Planning
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When you're dying of thirst it's too late to think about digging a well.
-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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Service
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If he works for you, you work for him.
-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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Books by and about Japanese Proverb