Japanese Proverbs Quotes

#1. One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".

Georges St-Pierre

#2. Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.

D.R. Silva

#3. As a youngster I worked the river boats going down the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, pushing barges to Chicago, then all the way down to New Orleans.

Clint Walker

#4. A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

Elbert Hubbard

#5. Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

Sylvester Stallone

#6. A satyagrahi should have a living faith in God.

Mahatma Gandhi

#7. You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it. That doesn't mean you do nothing, but it means that you do the things that need to be done according to priority.

Eleanor Roosevelt

#8. Destruction is difficult. It is as difficult as creation.

Antonio Gramsci

#9. Belize is still a pirate haven and is run more or less along the lines established centuries ago by the likes of Captain Morgan, Blackbeard, and Captain Barrow.

John McAfee

#10. We are all blessed, but we must learn to count our blessings

Sunday Adelaja

#11. If I didn't define who I was and what I wanted, then someone else would.

Candace Bushnell

#12. The weave of the personal and the political finally proves as irresistible as it is moving, partly because it has been drawn from extraordinary life.

Manohla Dargis

#13. Don't burden others with your expectations. Understanding their limitations can inspire compassion instead of disappointment, ensuring beneficial and workable relationships. Remember that you have only a short time together. Be grateful for each day you share.

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

#14. Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

Pat Riley

#15. My mother was an enthusiastic chef but wildly disorganized, and often preferred purchasing yet another jar of mace or chili powder rather than having to hunt down its last incarnation.

Janet Fitch

#16. Monuments! what are they? the very pyramids have forgotten their builders, or to whom they were dedicated. Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

John Lothrop Motley