777 Japanese Proverbs / Page 77
- 761. You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice.
- 762. You can only endure the weaknesses of others by knowing your own. Flattery is the best persuader.
- 763. You can see heaven through the eye of the needle.
- 764. You can worship a sardine's head if you believe in it.
- 765. You can't eat the rice cake in the picture.
- 766. You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo pole.
- 767. You can't straighten a snake by putting it in a bamboo cane.
- 768. You cannot catch a tiger cub unless you enter the tiger's den.
- 769. You don't have to die: heaven and hell are in this world too.
- 770. You have to bow a few times before you can stand upright.
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