The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Pears and women are the sweetest in the parts that are heaviest.Japanese
Money has no smell.
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An accomplishment sticks to a person.
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Don't tell others to do what you cannot do.
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The prettiest of shoes makes a sorry hat.
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The plagiarist turns the body inside-out and changes the bones.
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