Sayings
A wise man hears one and understands ten.
- 案ずるより産むが易し。
- Anzuru yori umu ga yasashi.
- Literally: Attempt is sometimes easier than expected.
- 馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない。
- Baka wa shinanakya naoranai.
- Literally: Unless an idiot dies, he won't be cured.
- 出る杭は打たれる。
- Deru kui wa utareru.
- Literally: The stake that sticks out gets hammered down.
- or Deru kugi wa utareru
- Literally: The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
- 挨拶は時の氏神。
- Aisatsu wa toki no ujigami.
- Literally: Greetings are the people who turn up at the right moment.
- 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな。
- Akinasu wa yome ni kuwasuna.
- Literally: Don't let your daughter-in-law eat your autumn eggplants.
- 悪妻は百年の不作。
- Akusai wa hyaku-nen no fusaku.
- Literally: A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.
- 残り物には福がある。
- Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru.
- Literally: Luck exists in the leftovers.
- 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。
- Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu.
- Literally: If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch its cub.
- 晴天の霹靂
- Seiten no heki-reki.
- Literally: Thunderclap from a clear sky.
- 猿も木から落ちる。
- Saru mo ki kara ochiru.
- Literally: Even monkeys fall from trees.
- 蓼食う虫も好き好き
- Tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki
- Literally: There are even bugs that eat knotweed.
- 井の中の蛙大海を知らず。
- I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu.
- Literally: A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
- 蛙の子は蛙。
- Kaeru no ko wa kaeru.
- Literally: Child of a frog is a frog.
- 鳶が鷹を産む。
- Tonbi (or Tobi) ga taka wo umu.
- Literally: A kite breeding a hawk.
- 覆水盆に帰らず。
- Fukusui bon ni kaerazu.
- Literally: Spilt water will not return to the tray.
- 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず。
- Ni usagi wo ou mono wa ichi usagi wo mo ezu.
- Literally: One who chases after two hares won't catch even one.
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- 継続は力なり。
- Keizoku wa chikara nari.
- Literally: Continuance is strength.
- 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。
- Mon zen no kozō narawanu kyō wo yomu.
- Literally: The young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them.
- 知らぬが仏
- Shiranu ga hotoke.
- Literally: Not knowing is Buddha.
- 見ぬが花
- Minu ga hana.
- Literally: Not seeing is a flower.
- 能ある鷹は爪を隠す。
- Nō aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu.
- Literally: The talented hawk hides its claws
- A wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve
Chad Fowler is an internationally known software developer, trainer, manager, speaker, and musician. He has worked with some of the world's largest companies and most admired software developers. As CTO of InfoEther, he spends much of his time solving hard problems for customers. He is co-organizer of RubyConf, RailsConf, and RailsConf Europe and author of a number of popular software books, including the recently released
