777 Japanese Proverbs / Page 2
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A fallen blossom never returns to the branch.22.
A faultless person has seven faults, a faulty person forty-eight faults.23.
A fish gets bigger when it gets away.24.
A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan.25.
A fool is only cured by dying.26.
A frog in the well knows not the ocean.27.
A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers.28.
A full belly is not the stomach of a scholar.29.
A gilt-edged visiting card often hides an ugly face.30.
A good cat does not need a collar of gold.31.
A good husband is healthy and absent.32.
A good Jack makes a good Jill.33.
A good religion does not need miracles.34.
A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.35.
A joke is often the hole through which truth whistles.36.
A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.37.
A lie has no legs, but scandalous wings.38.
A man can endure the worst pain -- of others.39.
A man in love mistakes a harelip for a dimple.40.
A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple.