The Ideas Store

Description: "<As angry as the sky looks, it'>s still full of the colors of love."> Anthony T. Hincks

Description: "<Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."> Rabindranath Tagore

Description: "<Beyond the sundown is tomorrow'>s wisdom, today is going to be long, long ago."> Thomas Hornsby Ferril

Description: "<Sunset is a wonderful opportunity for us to appreciate all the great things the sun gives us!"> Mehmet Murat ildan

Description: "<Sunset shows that LIFE is too beautiful to hold on to the past so Move on to the Present."> Jennifer Aquillo

Description: "Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset, and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down." Ryu Murakami

Description: "Really appreciate the sunset as you're driving home, cursing all the terrible drivers on the road. Be where you are, when you're there, rather than out there in the future, or back there in the past." Valerie Harper

Description: "The sun ignites the clouds below it as if they, and the water, itself, were on fire." Anthony T. Hincks

Description: "<Beyond the sundown is tomorrow'>s wisdom, today is going to be long, long ago."> Thomas Hornsby Ferril

Description: "Sunset is a wonderful opportunity for us to appreciate all the great things the sun gives us." Mehmet Murat Ildan

Description: "Sunset is the most spiritual moment where the human race meets the extraordinary spirit of the universe." Mehmet Murat ildan

Description: "<As angry as the sky looks, it'>s still full of the colors of love."> Anthony T. Hincks

Description: "When your life is moving too fast, and you find yourself in chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset." Christy Ann Martine

Description: "Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both." Amy Grant

Description: "<Keep looking up! I learn from the past, dream about the future and look up. There'>s nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a healthy day."> Rachel Boston

Description: "<There can'>t possibly be anything more beautiful than Seaside Beach at sunset."> Bryn McCarren

Description: "Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset, and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down." Ryu Murakami

Description: "Sunset is a wonderful opportunity for us to appreciate all the great things the sun gives us." Mehmet Murat Ildan

Description: "Really appreciate the sunset as you're driving home, cursing all the terrible drivers on the road. Be where you are, when you're there, rather than out there in the future, or back there in the past." Valerie Harper

Description: "<As angry as the sky looks, it'>s still full of the colors of love."> Anthony T. Hincks

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Flower, bird, wind, moon"< - This is a poetic phrase that doesn'>t have any sort of direct translation, but instead concisely expresses the beauty of nature by listing the kanji for "<flower, bird, wind, moon.">

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Fall seven times, stand up eight"< - Motivate yourself through tough times with this idiom. It'>s a reminder that when life knocks you down, all you'>ve got to do is stand back up. That eight time standing up is what counts in the endnot the seven falls.

Description: Japanese Proverb - “Giving birth to a baby is easier than worrying about it“ - This is used as a reminder that often our fear is worse than the actual threat of danger.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Two bodies, one heart"< - This expresses the harmony of mind between two people as "<two bodies, one heart."> It'>s a beautiful sentiment, don'>t you think?

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Review past, know future"< - This is to look back at the past and learn from it, and to take that knowledge into the future. It'>s a little bit similar to our English, "<history repeats itself,"> as it implies that your knowledge of the past will help you know what can happen in future situations.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<A slip of the mout"< - This is just like the English idiom "<the cat'>s out of the bag"> or "<spill the beans,"> as it means to let out a secret.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<If you speak of tomorrow, the rats in the ceiling will laugh"< - This is one of the less concise idioms in Japanese, being a quite convoluted way to express a universal truth: The future is unpredictable. This is similar to the English saying, "<we make our plans, and God laughs.">

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Tomorrow'>s winds will blow tomorrow"< - Now, this is a truly beautiful proverb. It'>s a hopeful phrase that means "<tomorrow is a new day.">

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Giving birth to a baby is easier than worrying about it"< - This is used as a reminder that often our fear is worse than the actual threat of danger.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Dumplings over flowers"< - Everyone'>s favorite Japanese drama actually uses a to create the title: "<""> (or "<Boys Over Flowers"> in English). This is a play on the phrase presented above, ", which translates as "<dumplings over flowers"> and indicates that one should value substance over form, or that useful items have more value than purely decorative ones. So in the timeless classic dorama "<","> Domyouji falls in love with Makino precisely because she'>s resourceful and practical rather than superficial.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<The nail that sticks up will be hammered down"< - The most commonly-known

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<If you speak of tomorrow, the rats in the ceiling will laugh"< - This is one of the less concise idioms in Japanese, being a quite convoluted way to express a universal truth: The future is unpredictable. This is similar to the English saying, "<we make our plans, and God laughs.">

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<After rain falls, the ground hardens"< - This is yet another beautiful phrase coming straight from nature, with the same idea as in the English, "<what doesn'>t kill you makes you stronger">but I personally like the Japanese version much better.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<A frog in a well does not know the great sea"< - This a wonderful way to express the idea of a person who'>s satisfied to judge everything by their own narrow experience, remaining ignorant of the wide world outside.

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Two bodies, one heart"< - This expresses the harmony of mind between two people as "<two bodies, one heart."> It'>s a beautiful sentiment, don'>t you think?

Description: Japanese Proverb - "<Wake from death and turn to l"< - I like this one because while it'>s optimistic and generally used to encourage others to turn a bad situation into a success, it really highlights how terrible it can feel to be in that bad situation.