777 Japanese Proverbs / Page 30
581.
The lotus flower blooms in the mud.582.
The man who makes the first bad move always loses the game.583.
The marten is proud where there is no weasel.584.
The matchmaker always asks for too much money for his eight hundred lies.585.
The more stupid the child the dearer it is.586.
The more the merrier.587.
The more you eat, the more you gain.588.
The most beautiful flowers flourish in the shade.589.
The mouth is the cause of calamity.590.
The mouth is the door of evil.591.
The mouth of a man is a terrible opening.592.
The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.593.
The nail that sticks out is hammered down.594.
The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.595.
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.596.
The neighbour's lawn is green.597.
The old people are treasures to us.598.
The old should be treated with due respect. Children should be treated with gentleness.599.
The other side also has another side.600.
The past is the future of the present.