You warm up something for ten days and it goes cold in one.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart.Japanese
If you are going out for a fight leave your best hat at home.
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If you think about things too long, good thoughts will disappear.
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After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
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Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not.
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What is good is not necessarily beautiful.
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