“One who walks through Musashino should not fear losing the way. Whichever path the feet choose, there will always be something to see, hear, and feel.”
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「友を得るに急なるなかれ。親友は自然に得る者なり。」
“Do not be hasty in seeking friends. True friends are gained naturally.”
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「僕は時間の長短が人の真の交わりに関係するとは信じない。」
“I do not believe that the length of time determines the depth of a true human bond.”
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「忍耐と勤勉と希望と満足とは境遇に勝つものなり。」
“Patience, diligence, hope, and contentment are what overcome circumstances.”
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「男女相愛にして肉欲に至るは自然である。肉交なき恋は、事実にあらずして空想なり。」
“It is natural for love between a man and a woman to lead to physical desire. Love without physical union is not reality but imagination.”
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「恋は多くの人生の苦痛を包むオブラートなり。」
“Love is a veil that wraps many of life’s sufferings.”
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「実行せざる思い付きは空想と称し、また妄想と称す。」
“An idea not put into action is called fantasy, or even delusion.”
“Giving birth makes one a mother, and a mother raises her child. Yet without affection between them, they are strangers rather than true parent and child.”
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「富と功名！これ実に誘惑なり。吾は日々この誘惑に出あう。」
“Wealth and fame—what powerful temptations they are. I encounter them every day.”
