A tiger dies and leaves his skin; a man dies and leaves his name.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Proof rather than argument.Japanese
Speak well of others.
Japanese
Thirty-six plans of how to win the battle are not so good as one plan to withdraw from the fight.
Japanese
The very thing one likes, one does well.
Japanese
The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.
Japanese
When you have a good government the grass will grow over your troubles.
Japanese