The reverse side also has a reverse side.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

—Japanese proverb

Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare..

—Japanese proverb

Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.

—Japanese proverb

One kind word can warm three winter months.

—Japanese proverb

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

—Japanese proverb

In the calculus of feelings, you never really know how one person's absence will affect you more than another's.

—Gayle Forman in Where She Went

Q: What's the difference between religion and patriotism?
A: When a dog howls at the moon, that's religion. When a dog barks at a stranger, that's patriotism.

—Unknown

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

—Yasutani Roshi

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

—Peter Drucker