A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.
-- Japanese Proverb
For more about Japanese Proverb, keep reading....
About the Quote
No archer wants to use a broken arrow, whether it's in combat or sport. There is always the risk of a single arrow being broken before it can be used. It's one reason arrows are carried in bundles of ten or more. Just as many sheets of paper together are difficult to tear, bundles of arrows are difficult to break.
Many modern arrows are made using space-age or high-tech materials, so broken arrows aren't much of a concern these days. However, people have been using arrows for thousands of years. For most of that time arrows were made from simple materials. This was the case when the proverb was first used in what we know today as Japan.
Some Information about Japan (Home of Japanese Proverb)
Japan is an ialand nation located in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and it is east of these nations: Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and China.
Between those nations and Japan is the Sea of Japan (also known as the East Sea);
Japan is an archipelago nation whose land mass and population is mainly on its four largest islands:
Hokkaido-- the northernmost of the large islands;Honshu-- south of Hokkaido; mainland Japan; home of Tokyo and Mount Fuji;Shikoku-- south of Honshu and east of KyushuKyushu-- the southernmost of the large islands
Also considered part of Japan are these groups of smaller islands:
- South and west of Kyushu -- the Ryukyu Islands (a.k.a the Nansei Islands), which include Okinawa;
- South and east of central Honshu -- the Izu Islands, the Bonin Islands (a.k.a Ogasawara), and the Volcano Islands (a.k.a. Kazan)
Over 80% of Japan's land is mountainous
-- Source
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