A fish gets bigger when it gets away.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Art is the illusion of spontaneity.Japanese
In the eyes of a lover a pock-marked face is one with pretty dimples.
Japanese
You can worship a sardine's head if you believe in it.
Japanese
Great deeds come from times of shortage.
Japanese
Steal goods and you'll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
Japanese
The hard road turns the traveller into the same dust that he has to swallow.
Japanese