Proverbs about Failure

Nov 1, 2015 12:24
Today, I learned Polish proverbs.

One of them is "Even the best baker sometimes fail to bake bread."

This literally indicates that even the master in the field can make a mistake.

Actually, there are many proverbs that have the same meaning, for example:

・Kobo (master in Shodo) sometimes slip of the ink brush.
・Even monkeys fall from trees.
・Kappa (water imp) get washed away by the river current.

I think there are similar proverbs in most counrties.

However, according to the Japanese dictionary site, there were as many as eighteen proverbs that have similar meanings.
失敗の諺

今日は、ポーランドの諺を勉強しました。

そこに「最高のパン焼き職人でも、たまにはパンがうまく焼けないこともある。」というものがありました。

これは文字通り、どんなにその道の達人でも失敗することがあるという意味です。

実は日本には、同じ意味の諺が沢山あります。

・弘法も筆の誤り
・猿も木から落ちる
・河童の川流れ

多くの国に似た諺があると思いますが、日本語の辞書サイトを見ると18個もありました。
No. 1　Beelzebubbles's correction
  • One of them is "Even the best baker sometimes fail to bake bread."
  • One of them is "Even the best baker sometimes fails to bake bread."
  • This literally indicates that even the master in the field can make a mistake.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Actually, there are many proverbs that have the same meaning, for example:
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • ・Kobo (master in Shodo) sometimes slip of the ink brush.
  • ・Kobo (master in Shodo) sometimes makes a slip of the ink brush.
    　"slip" can be a verb or a noun, but if you say "slip of..." that makes it a noun, and it can't go after "sometimes". So we use the verb "make".
  • ・Even monkeys fall from trees.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • ・Kappa (water imp) get washed away by the river current.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • I think there are similar proverbs in most counrties.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • However, according to the Japanese dictionary site, there were as many as eighteen proverbs that have similar meanings.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
kanotown
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :D
No. 2　outdoors's correction
  • Proverbs about Failure
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Today, I learned Polish proverbs.
  • Today, I learned some Polish proverbs.
  • One of them is "Even the best baker sometimes fail to bake bread."
  • One of them is "Even the best baker sometimes fail to bakes bad bread."
    　"fails to bake bread" might mean "does not bake any bread" which I think is different from what you wanted to say.
  • ・Kobo (master in Shodo) sometimes slip of the ink brush.
  • ・Kobo's (master in Shodo) ink brush sometimes slips. of the .
素晴らしいです。
kanotown
Thank you very much for correcting me!
I'm glad to hear you say that. :D
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