Japanese Proverbs: Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

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Proverbs

Japanese Proverbs

Parables

Wisdom

Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without vision is a nightmare.

Japanese proverb

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

Teaching by Bodhidharma

Unmastered tactics are the origin of great blunders.

Japanese proverb

Left with no choice, even a relatively weak person will fight back.

Nuclear Bombing of Japan repented?

Never let an opportunity pass by, but always think twice before acting.

Japanese proverb

To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn’t know what one doesn’t know, there lies true wisdom.

Learning, Wisdom, Enlightenment
Mindfulness

Rather than chase the cat, take away the plate.

Japanese proverb

Our strong points are our weak points.

Paradoxes

The prime of your life does not come twice.

Japanese proverb

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Achievement

There is nothing that cannot be achieved by firm imagination.

Japanese proverb

Give an inch and they take a mile.

NATO

Sometimes we need shady means to
tackle shady problems.

Japanese proverb

Dirty money doesn’t stay with a person for long.

The Golden Rule

Debts of money are more easily repaid than those of gratitude.

Gratitude-driven Time Management

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Japanese proverb