A real book is not…
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us. – W. H. [Wystan Hugh] Auden (1907 – 73) More »
Category: English(-Japanese) Quotations and Sayings: 英語(-日本語)の名言ことわざ
Busiest men find the…
Busiest men find the most time. More »
The one word you’ll…
The one word you’ll need is no. – Bette Davis [Ruth Elizabeth Davis] (1908 – 89) More »
The gentleman is 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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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 »
I no more thought of…
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. -… More »
Learning without thought…
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Learning without thought is labor [labour] lost; thought without learning is perilous. – Confucius (551? – 479B.C.): Lun Yü [The Analects (of Confucius)] / (Liberty without…) More »
It is after you have…
It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks. – Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) More »
Success is peace of…
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. – John (Robert) Wooden (1910 – 2010) More »
The important thing…
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what’s best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you’re banging your… More »
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