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You have to learn to walk, before you run

Published: February 8, 2020

You have to learn to walk, before you run.

千里の道も一歩から

千里之行,始于足下。

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue

Published: December 13, 2019

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Kongzi, “The Confucian Analects”

剛毅木訥、仁に近し。

孔子 『論語』

刚毅、木讷,近仁。

孔子 《论语》

Therefore one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful

Published: November 15, 2013

Therefore one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.

Sun Tzu, “The Art of War”

是故百战百胜,非善之善者也;不战而屈人之兵,善之善者也。

《孙子兵法》

百戦百勝は善の善なる物にあらず、戦わずして人の兵を屈するは善の善なる物なり。

『孫子の兵法』

Let him who desires peace prepare for war

Published: November 14, 2013

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

Flavius Vegetius Renatus, “De Re Militari”

你要和平,那就准备战争!

弗拉维乌斯·韦格蒂乌斯·雷纳图斯,《罗马军制论》

汝、平和を欲するなら、戦いに備えよ。

フラウィウス・ウェゲティウス・レナトゥス 『軍事論』

Wine in, truth out

Published: November 13, 2013

Wine in, truth out.

酒后吐真言。

酒が入ると本音が出る。

Nurture passes nature

Published: November 12, 2013

Nurture passes nature.

教养胜过天性。

氏より育ち

Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa

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Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa

“Summary of the Rules of Property in The Book of Rites”

礼尚往来。往而不来,非礼也;来而不往,亦非礼也。

《礼记.曲礼上》

礼は往来を尊ぶ。

『礼記』

You must seize every golden opportunity. / Strike while the iron is hot. / When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price

Published: October 12, 2013

You must seize every golden opportunity. / Strike while the iron is hot. / When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price.

Lü Buwei, “Lüshi Chunqiu”

此奇货可居。

吕不韦 《吕氏春秋》

奇貨居くべし。

呂不韋 『呂氏春秋』

Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline

Published: September 12, 2013

Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline.

Flavius Vegetius Renatus, “De Re Militari”

真正的勇士不是天生的,而是用严格的训练和铁一般的纪律造就的。

弗拉维乌斯·韦格蒂乌斯·雷纳图斯,《罗马军制论》

生まれながらの勇者はいない。勇者は訓練と軍規によって育てられる。

フラウィウス・ウェゲティウス・レナトゥス 『軍事論』

In time of peace prepare for war

Published: August 12, 2013

In time of peace prepare for war.

Flavius Vegetius Renatus, “De Re Militari”

和平时期须备战。

弗拉维乌斯·韦格蒂乌斯·雷纳图斯,《罗马军制论》

危急の際に要することは平穏な時代から継続的に為すべきである。

フラウィウス・ウェゲティウス・レナトゥス 『軍事論』