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Japanese Proverbs Starting by su
雀の千声より鶴の一声
[すずめのせんごえよりつるのひとごえ, suzume no sengoue yori tsuru no hitogoe] better one cry of a crane than a thousand chirps from sparrows (i.e.: one word from a wise man is better than a thousand from a fool)
脛に傷持てば笹原走る
[すねにきずもてばささはらはしる, sune ni kizu moteba sasahara hashiru] a man with a guilty conscience will seek cover
全て剣を取る者は剣に手滅ぶなり
[すべてつるぎをとるものはつるぎにてほろぶなり, subete tsurugi o toru mono wa tsurugi ni tehorobu nari] all that take the sword will be destroyed by the sword (the Japanese version of Matthew 26:52)
住めば都
[すめばみやこ, sumeba miyako] a man’s home is his castle (lit.: if you live there, it is the capital)
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