Category: English(-J) Quotes starting with H-N : H-N で始まる英語(-日)の名言

When we see persons…

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IMAGE: (The master said:) When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

(The master said:) When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. – Confucius (551? – 479B.C.): Lun Yü [The Analects (of… More »

I’m sure I’ll take…

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IMAGE: "I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the Queen said. "Two pence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire me - and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to 'jam to-day'," Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know."

“I’m sure I’ll take you with pleasure!” the Queen said. “Two pence a week, and jam every other day.” Alice couldn’t help laughing, as she said, “I don’t want you to hire me – and I don’t care for jam.”… More »

It is not because…

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IMAGE: It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca (the Younger) (c.4B.C. – 65) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… More »

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