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One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about praise, man

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about love

Half an hour in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about spring

One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about nothing

When ten thousand soldiers lie rotting, the general's reputation is enhanced.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about prestige, lie

He who treads the path of love walks a thousand meters as if it were only one.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about love

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about teachers, day

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about conduct, prestige

Rather ten thousand lanterns from a wealthy man than one lantern from a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about man

Unity is equal to a thousand golden coins.

Proverbs and old sayings

Unity can be equal to a thousand golden coins.

Proverbs and old sayings

One man cut the bund/barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, man

A running man can slit a thousand throats in one night.

Proverbs and old sayings about night, man

Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man.

Proverbs and old sayings about night, man

One moment is worth more than a thousand gold pieces.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean about moment

Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean

If God closes one door, He opens a thousand others.

Proverbs and old sayings about god

A thousand friends are too few; one enemy is one too many.

Proverbs and old sayings about enemies

Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.

Proverbs and old sayings