777 Japanese Proverbs / Page 57
- 561. The friendship of water and fish.
 - 562. The frog in his pond sneers at the ocean.
 - 563. The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
 - 564. The gods just laugh when men pray to them for wealth.
 - 565. The goodness of the father reaches higher than a mountain; that of the mother goes deeper than the ocean.
 - 566. The guest who seeks special attention muddies the host's tea.
 - 567. The hard road turns the traveller into the same dust that he has to swallow.
 - 568. The hawk with talent hides its talons.
 - 569. The head of a dragon, the tail of a snake.
 - 570. The head of a monkey, the headdress of a prince.

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