Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

By hook or crook.

Crap or get off the pot.

From walking – something; from sitting – nothing.

Better to light a candle than curse the darkness. (Slogan of Amnesty International)

Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Even a small star shines in the darkness.

The stable wears out a horse more than the road.

Young people tell what they are doing, old people what they have done and fools what they wish to do.

You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.