Month: June 2017

The gentleman is harmonious…

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IMAGE: The gentleman is harmonious but not conformable; the small man is conformable but not harmonious.

The gentleman is harmonious but not conformable; the small man is conformable but not harmonious. – Confucius (551? – 479B.C.): Lun Yü [The Analects (of Confucius)] (trans. by Kô Shyôrin (1958 – )) More »

Strike the iron while…

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IMAGE: Strike the iron while it is hot. [Strike while the iron is hot.] / Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.

Strike the iron while it is hot. [Strike while the iron is hot.] / Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. – Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658) / (Tomorrow never comes…) / (It’s… More »

鉄は熱いうちに…

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IMAGE: Strike the iron while it is hot. [Strike while the iron is hot.] / Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.

鉄は熱いうちに打て。 / (機会を逃す(のがす)な。) / 鉄は「熱いうちに打つ」だけでなく「打つことで熱く」せよ。 – オリヴァー・クロムウェル (1599 – 1658) / (紺屋の明後日…) / (今しか…) More »

「文体がどう」とか…

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IMAGE: I no more thought of style or literary excellence than the mother who rushes into the street and cries for help to save her children from a burning house, thinks of the teachings of the rhetorician or the elocutionist.

「文体がどう」とか「文学的にどう」とか、そんなことは考えなかった。燃える家から我が子を救い出そうと通りに駆け出て助けを求める母親が、修辞家とか雄弁家とかの教えなど考えていられないのと同じことよ。 – ハリエット・ビーチャー・ストウ (1811 – 96) More »

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