22 Japanese Proverbs about Sand
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Proverbs about Sand1. 
Getting money is like digging with a needle. Spending it is like water soaking into the sand.
2. 
If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.
3. 
One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars.
4. 
One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
5. 
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
6. 
A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
7. 
Better be proficient in one art than a smatterer in a thousand.
8. 
He who is desperate will squeeze oil out of a grain of sand.
9. 
He who treads the path of love walks a thousand meters as if it were only one.
10. 
One moment of intense happiness prolongs life by a thousand years.
11. 
Sometimes it takes only an hour to get a reputation that lasts for a thousand years.
12. 
Spending it is like pouring water into sand.
13. 
When ten thousand soldiers lie rotting, the general's reputation is enhanced.
14. 
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
15. 
Half an hour in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces.
16. 
Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.
17. 
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
18. 
A thousand li journey begins with a single step.
19. 
To wear two pairs of straw sandals at once.
20. 
An evil act runs a thousand miles.
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