The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high

Quote by Japanese Proverb

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Beginning is easy - continuing hard

Beginning is easy - continuing hard

Money has no ears but it hears

Money has no ears but it hears

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Money grows on the tree of persistence

Money grows on the tree of persistence

Virtue is not knowing but doing

Virtue is not knowing but doing

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

Fall seven times and stand up eight.

Fall seven times and stand up eight.

The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.

The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.

First the man takes a drink; then the drink takes a drink; then the drink...

First the man takes a drink; then the drink takes a drink; then the drink...

Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy

Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy

Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone.

Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone.

None of us are as smart as all of us

None of us are as smart as all of us

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when...

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when...

Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence.

Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.