Japan wisdom and philosophy

What makes Japan great?

• Discipline (In Japan, students don't get any exams until they reach grade 4 because they taught how to live.)
• Framework structure
• Consistency
• Puts national interest first
• Well-knit relation between management and labour
• Team work and achievement

大器晩成　(Taiki bansei)
Great talents mature late.

酒は本心を表す　（Sake wa honshin wo arawasu)
Alcohol reveals true feelings.

七転び八起き　(Nanakorobi yaoki)
Fall seven times, stand up eight.

井の中の蛙大海を知らず　(I no naka no kawazu taiki o shirazu)
A frog in a well does not know the great sea.

人の振り見て我が振り直せ (Hito no furi mite waga furi naose)
Watch a person's behavior and correct your own behavior.

千里の道も一歩より　(Senri no michi mo ippon yori)
A journey of a thousand miles begins in a first step.

継続はかなり　(Keizoku wa chikara nari)
Perseverance is power

猿も木から落ちる　(Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
Even monkeys fall from trees

水に流す　(Mizu ni nagasu)
Let flow in the water

眚手は荒亜夢ルに憚ることなかれ　(Ayamachite wa aratamurunihabakaru koto nakare)
 If you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.

千沙は惑わず、ゆしゃは恐れず　(Chisa wamadowazu, yusha wa odorezu)
A wise man does not lose his way, a brave man doe snot know fear.

バカも一―芸　(Baka mo ichi-gei)
Even a fool may be good at something.