“Laughter cannot bring back what anger has driven away.” — Japanese proverb · The Inspired Sage

Torii path with a hanging lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine Senbontorii, Kyoto, Japan

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Laughter cannot bring back what anger has driven away.

— Japanese proverb

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Attributed to: Japanese proverb
Culture / tradition: Japanese
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
Attribution status: As published

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