10 Japanese Proverbs that’ll Change How You Live Your Life

10 Japanese proverbs that’ll change how you think and live your life:

[1] A frog in a well knows nothing of the sea

Meaning:
Someone looks at the world through their narrow view.
Don’t quickly judge, There are things bigger than you in the world.

[2] The water flows

Meaning:
Forgive and Forget, and let things go.

[3] Fall seven times, get up eight

Meaning:
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.

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[4] Even monkeys fall from trees

Meaning:
Nobody’s perfect, but keep trying anyway.

[5] A monk for 3 days

Meaning:
someone who doesn’t work hard or doesn’t have the drive to finish something.
They’re like someone who decides to become a monk but quits after only three days.

[6] 3 years on a stone

Meaning:
Think of the stone as the base of your strength and persistence.
Things will improve if you keep sitting there and stick with it through hard times.

[7] Only a fool deals with a fool

Meaning:
You’re a greater fool for trying to fight with a fool.

[8] To lose is to win

Meaning:
Sometimes better to lose and avoid worse conflict than to continue foolishly fighting.

[9] what goes around comes around

Meaning:
Cause and effect retribution.
When you do bad to someone, bad things will happen to you [ Karma ].

[10] When it rains, earth hardens

Meaning:
When you go through a storm, it makes you stronger.
After it rains, the ground gets harder, and so will you if you go through something hard.