Japanese proverbs

• 言わぬが花
  • Silence is a flower.
  • Better leave it unsaid.

• 花より団子
  • Food over flowers.
  • Pudding over praise.

• 負けるが勝ち
  • Losing is winning.
  • (Sometimes) the best gain is to lose.

• 薮をつついてヘビを出す
  • Poke the bush, and a snake will come out.
  • It wakes a sleeping dog.