Japanese Proverbs

If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming... (Japanese Proverb)
Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "1". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 33. ISBN 1-875943-44-7. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down. (Whatling, 2009) From the Japanese, "deru kugi wa utareru." View proverb
English Proverb