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Description Ieyasu precepts.jpg |
English:
Precepts on the secret of success in life drafted by Tokugawa Ieayasu from the collection of
en:Nikkō Tōshō-gū
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Date | published image, 1934 -- original calligraphy, 1604 | |||||
Source | NYPL Picture Collection #9924 -- Nikkō Tōshō-gū shashinsho. Tochigi-ken Kamitsuga-gun Nikkō-cho : Bekkaku Kanpeisha Tōshō-gū Shamusho, 1934 [OCLC 17215294] | |||||
Author | unknown photographer, 1934 -- original calligraphy of Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1604 | |||||
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Translation:
- "Life is like walking along a long road shouldering a heavy load; there is no need to hurry.
- One who treats difficulties as the normal state of affairs will never be discontented.
- Patience is the source of eternal peace; treat anger as an enemy.
- Harm will befall one who knows only success and has never experienced failure.
- Blame yourself rather than others.
- It is better not to reach than to go too far." --Tokugawa Ieayasu, 1604. [1]
Alternate translation:
- Life is like carrying a heavy burden:
- It is best not to rush ahead too hastily.
- He who accepts it as natural for life not to go exactly how he wants it to will not feel dissatisfied.
- Rather than doing too much, it is best to leave things undone.
- When managing others, give full reign to their good points and overlook their weak points. --Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1604. [2]
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- ↑ OldTokyo.com: Tōshō-gū Shrine
- ↑ The Japan Project: The Tokugawa Shogunate. The American Forum for Global Education.