The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. – Japanese Proverb
You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice. – Japanese Proverb

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. – Japanese Proverb
You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice. – Japanese Proverb
Man drinks wine, then wine drinks wine, then wine drinks man. – Japanese proverb
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. And it is best to fix our minds on that certainty, instead of considering what may be the elements of excuse for us. – George Eliot, Adam Bede