Famous Proverbs
777 Proverbs about Japanese / Page 12
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A beautiful woman is like an axe in one's life.112.
A boat that is not tied up will drift along with the stream.113.
A borrowed cat catches no mice.114.
A centipede, though dead, will not fall.115.
A country can be conquered from the back of a horse but may not be ruled in the same manner.116.
A dead cherry tree will not blossom.117.
A dying man discovers the honesty with which he was born.118.
A fallen blossom never returns to the branch.119.
A fish gets bigger when it gets away.120.
A gilt-edged visiting card often hides an ugly face.