List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- great men have eccentricities, fine horses have quirks
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- things cannot be larger than the things that contain them, there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
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- words betray one's character
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- he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know, those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
search-only kanji form proverb expression yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous), if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- man is the measure of all things
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- a small leak will sink a great ship
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- a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
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- there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
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- birds of a feather flock together, don't mix your horses with your cows