Collection of 2,500 maxims and adages, selected as illustrative of Japanese thought, giving transliterations of Japanese originals as well an English parallels.

Proverbs and Sayings are well-known phrases or statements that give pieces of advice and/or express wisdom and are generally true. They are easily memorized and

In carefully selected and arranged quotations "2500 Years of Wisdom" combines classic insights from writers and thinkers like Plato and Confucius, with aphorism

Lists recorded usages and meaning for hundreds of proverbs arranged by key word, from "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" to "Youth must be served."