If you are determined to accomplish one thing, do not regret abandoning others. Do not be ashamed of ridicule. Without sacrificing many things, no great achievement can be made.
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「よろずの事は頼むべからず。愚かなる人は、ふかく物を頼むゆえに怨み怒ることあり。」
Do not depend too deeply on anything. Foolish people grow resentful and angry because they place excessive expectations on things.
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「病を受くることも多くは心より受く。外より来る病は少なし。」
Many illnesses arise from the mind; fewer come from external causes.
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「ふたつ矢を持つことなかれ。後の矢を頼みて初の矢になおざりの心あり。」
Do not carry two arrows. Relying on the second arrow makes you careless with the first.
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「四季には定まれる序あり、死期は序を持たず。」
The seasons follow an order, but death does not.
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「あなたは周囲のいいところだけを、徹底して見習えばいいのである。」
You need only imitate the good qualities you find in those around you.