I have heard it attributed to director Kurosawa's wife Yoko Yaguchi.
It depends upon how you are living. A proverb is a guideline to living right.
Synonyms for proverb include truism or aphorism.
as a mile.
humorous proverbs
Joel kept a copy of his favorite Chinese proverb on his wall. or The millenia-old proverb spoke of the danger of greed.
A little of what you fancy does you good?
so a news cant be good
never expect anything and you will never be disapointed
present and here an antonym for absent would be present, for example. good question! :-)
The meaning of the proverb is that whatever you do comes back to you in a good or bad way, depending on the kind of person you are.
Good things come in small packages. Good things come to those who wait.
what is good or healthy choleseral