"Fall seven times, stand up eight"?

Question

I need to write a short essay on a deep-held personal belief. This is the one i picked. Anyone know where the quote comes from?

Answer 1

I searched on Google and the results all said that this is a Japanese proverb.  

You can read something brief here: http://www.stockkanji.com/Motivational/F...

Here's someone's very personal blog entry written about this quote:

http://lazygeisha.com/2007/02/28/fall-do...