Famous Proverbs
777 Proverbs about Japanese / Page 9
81.
The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.82.
The nail that sticks out is hammered down.83.
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.84.
The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone.85.
The smaller the margin, the greater the turnover.86.
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.87.
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high.88.
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.89.
Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names.90.
Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.