苦は楽の種
There is a pleasure that is born of pain.
人生山あり、谷あり
Life is full of ups and downs.
為すに足る事ならやるだけの価値がある
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
艱難汝を玉にす
Adversity makes a man wise.
過ちて改めるにははばかること無し
It is never too late to mend.
今日の一針明日の十針
A stitch in time saves nine.
塵も積もれば山となる
Many a little makes a mickle.
急いでは事を仕損じる
Haste makes waste.
習慣はあらゆる事を容易にする
Custom makes all things easy.
鉄は熱い内に打て
Strike the iron while it is hot.
石の上にも三年
Perseverance will win in the end.
意思定まれば足軽し
Where your will is ready, you feet are light.
天は自ら助くる者を助く
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
学べば学ぶほど賢くなる
The more you learn, the wiser you become.
千里の道も一歩から
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
