Japanese Wisdom 16 pages

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Copyright 2011 Karyn Campbell All Rights Reserved


To Kaor i, who taught me that we alwa ys m ust take the bad, along with the good, and wher e ther e is sor row, ther e will inevitably be happiness.


When

love is deep,

m uch can be

accomplished. Shinichi Suzuk i


One m ust lear n, if one is to see the

beauty in Japan , to like an extr aordinar ily

r estr ained and delicate lo veliness.

Miriam Beard


If a man has no

TEA

in him,

he is incapable

of under standing

tr uth and beauty.

Japanese pro verb


W

hen you wa ge a

str ug gle, you migh t win or you migh t lose. But r egardless of the shor t -ter m outcome , the ver y f act of your continuing to

str ug gle is proof of your

victory as a hu man bei n g.

Daisak e Ik eda


If you

under stand ever ything you m ust be

m isinfor med.

Japanese Pro verb


I

f you

only two pennies left in the wor ld, with the f ir st penny, you should buy rice to feed your have

f amily. With the second pen ny, sa y the wise Japanese , you should

buy a lily.

The Japanese u nder stand

importan ce of dreaming. Annie Walk er the


I would r ather

shar e

a candle f lame

with someone than bask in a huge f ir e alone. Japanese popular song


you Do need

proof

a of God? one Does ligh t a

tor ch

to see

the sun ?

Japanese pro verb


The

Rever se side also has a

Rever se Japanese pro verb

side.


bonsai stops growing, When a

You know it is

dead. Japanese pro verb


Japanese pro verb

Wher e t her e is ther e is also

H APPINESS

SORROW.




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