徳川家康公御遺訓
The precepts of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa

 

人の一生は、重荷を負うて遠き道を行くが如し、急ぐべからず。
Life is just like walking a long way with heavy burden. Never rush.

 

不自由を常と思えば不足なし、心に望み起らば困窮したるときを思い出すべし。
Think inconvenience as ordinary, so that you will never feel your circumstance as insufficient. When you desire, remember the hard situations.

 

堪忍は無事長久の基、怒りは敵と思え、勝つことばかり知りて、負けることを知らざれば、害その身に至る。
Patience is most important to stability. Anger is the enemy. Constant victory without the experience of failure is not a good thing, which will harm your future.

 

己を責めて人を責めるな、及ばざるは過ぎたるより勝れり。
Be responsible for all things. Never blame others. Less is always better than too much.

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