““Even a sheet of paper Even a sheet of paper has two sides”has two sides”

Japanese ProverbJapanese Proverb

““Even a sheet of paper Even a sheet of paper has two sides”has two sides”

Japanese ProverbJapanese Proverb

傍目八目傍目八目 Okame HachimokuOkame Hachimoku

(Japanese proverb) (Japanese proverb)

The onlookers see The onlookers see more than the players.more than the players.

Japanese

当局者迷，旁观者清Dang Ju Zhe Mi, Pang Guan Zhe

Qing

Onlookers see more than the players

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Indira Gandhi

Same bed, different dreams

人と屏風は直ぐには立たず人と屏風は直ぐには立たず Hito to byoubu ha suguni ha Hito to byoubu ha suguni ha

tatazu tatazu

People and byobu cannot stand without People and byobu cannot stand without foldingfolding

Need to create more Flexibility

When pulling a hair from When pulling a hair from dough, neither let the dough dough, neither let the dough

be messy be messy nor the hair breaknor the hair break

The importance of being delicate and The importance of being delicate and careful in resolving a conflictcareful in resolving a conflict

Malay proverb

He can see a louse He can see a louse as far away as China as far away as China

but is unaware of but is unaware of an elephant on his an elephant on his

nose. nose.

- Malayan Proverb- Malayan Proverb

Unaware, lacking perspective

Lain padang lain belalang, Lain padang lain belalang, lain orang lain ragamlain orang lain ragam

Different fields have different grasshoppers; Different fields have different grasshoppers; different people have different attitudes or stylesdifferent people have different attitudes or styles

Different people see things differentlyDifferent people see things differently

He who asks He who asks is a fool for five is a fool for five

minutes,minutes,

but he who does not ask but he who does not ask

remains a fool foreverremains a fool forever- Chinese Proverb- Chinese Proverb

Nakanunara, koroshiteshimae, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it.)

–by Nobunaga Oda–

Nakanunara, nakashitemiseyou, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, coax it.)

–by Hideyoshi Toyotomi–

Nakanunara, nakumadematou, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, wait for it.)

–by Ieyasu Tokugawa–.

These are one of the most famous words of wisdom in the Japanese history. Three unifiers of the warring state period of Japan in the middle 15th century, Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa describes their proven methods for their ultimate success and fame in Senryu, one of the Japanese traditional forms of poet.

Nobunaga was known for his ruthlessness. His revolutionary approaches to strengthen the military power, such as implementing firearms and instituting the worrier class system, led various victories, and he gained the political power by his power of the battles. However, one of his ministers attempted to assassinate Nobunaga, and he burned his castle and ended his life.

Hideyoshi was known for his creativity. He was born as a son of poor farmer but used his creativity to work his way up. His wisdom impressed Nobnaga and was strongly favored by Nobunaga. Upon Nobunaga’s death, he took over the political power. He emphasized on cultural legacies over the military power and reduced the intensity of chaos during the warring state period.

Ieyasu was known for his patience. He was sent to the Nobunaga’s clan as the hostage. Not only his smartness and outstanding martial arts ability, his calmness as a child impressed Nobunaga and became his protégé. After the Hideyoshi’s death, Ieyasu took over the political power. His patient approach caused to stabilize the political situation. His political period continued for more than 250 years after his death and it is the longest in the Japan’s history.

A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out

Korean Proverb

““The go-between wears out The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.”a thousand sandals.”

-Japanese Proverb-Japanese Proverb

If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening

the ax. Abraham Lincoln