"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."

-- Japanese proverb

"Thought you see the seven defects of others, we do not see our own ten defects."

-- Japanese proverb

"Without a rope, people bind themselves."

-- Japanese proverb

"Even monkeys fall out of trees."

-- Japanese proverb

"Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods."

-- Japanese proverb

"Looking for happiness is like clutching the shadow or chasing the wind."

-- Japanese proverb

"Fish do not live in clear water."

-- Japanese proverb

"Make up your mind in the space of seven breaths."

-- Japanese proverb

"Apple blossom is beautiful but dumplings are better."

-- Japanese proverb

"Applause is the beginning of abuse."

-- Japanese proverb

"A man in love sees a pimple as a dimple."

-- Japanese proverb

"One good word can warm the winter months."

-- Japanese proverb

"Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods."

-- Japanese proverb

"There is a piece of fortune in misfortune."

-- Japanese proverb

"Even the prayer of an ant reaches to heaven."

-- Japanese proverb

"After victory, tighten your helmet cord."

-- Japanese proverb

"A fine horse runs by observing the shadows of the whip."

-- Japanese proverb