Comments on: Japanese Proverbs: September 2009 https://nihonshock.com/2009/10/japanese-proverbs-september-2009/ language and stuff Thu, 12 Oct 2017 04:11:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: iji https://nihonshock.com/2009/10/japanese-proverbs-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:11:05 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=174#comment-2033 #11 is the most common form?
11. 火のない所に煙は立たぬ

I’ve seen versions:
…kemuri wa tatazu
…kemuri wa tatanai
kemuri wo mite hi aru wo shiru
kemuri no nai hi wa nai

]]> By: K https://nihonshock.com/2009/10/japanese-proverbs-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:07:38 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=174#comment-1523 Just wanted to mention about 26, you could possibly add a note about it actually being a quote by a Chinese philosopher, Laozi (or Laotse/tze/whatever if you’re a Wade-Giles user)

But otherwise, I love your proverb lists. Thanks! :)

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