Japanese wisdom: If it is not yours, do not take it. If it isn't right, don't do it. If that's not true, don't say it. If you don't know, shut up.

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There's a Japanese legend that says, "if you feel like you're losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.”

Japanese Proverb - Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid of standing still.

Japanese Proverb - Beginning is easy, continuing is hard.