Nothing so visible than what you want to hide.
If you would shoot a general, shoot his horse first.
The lotus flower blooms in the mud.
Everything has its place. .
Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery.
The moon, snow, and flowers cannot all be viewed at the same time.
Happiness rarely keeps company with an empty stomach.
Fast ripe, fast rotten.
Time waits for no one.
If the bird hadn't sung, it wouldn't have been shot.
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
The caged bird dreams of clouds.
There is no escape from heaven's web.
You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo pole.
An accomplishment sticks to a person.
First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.
Life is a long journey with a heavy bag on its back.
There is nothing more costly than what's free.
The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Our life is but a span. .
A man who always wears his best kimono has no sunday clothes.
While we consider when to begin, it becomes too late.
Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy.
A wild goose may be worth a hundred pieces of gold, but you first have to spend three pieces of gold to buy an arrow.
Poor men sleep the best.
The leftover piece is lucky.
How good at combing is the bald priest.
Beauty alone is sufficient. .
Even a fool knows the glow of gold.
