Wonderful quotes and sayings

Encouraging words that give you strength. Words you’ll want to share with those around you.

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

When you’re feeling down or can’t look ahead, a few encouraging words from those around you can let light into your heart.

It’s those warm words from someone that give you the strength to try again.

In this article, we’ll share encouraging phrases to lift up you and the people around you.

The key to offering words of encouragement is to stand by the other person’s side.

If someone around you seems to be struggling, try sharing the phrases introduced in this article.

Encouraging words that give you energy. Words you’ll want to share with those around you (61–70)

There are a hundred, a thousand, even ten thousand paths.Ryoma Sakamoto

Ryoma Sakamoto was a samurai of the late Edo period known for proposing the return of political power to the Emperor and working to overthrow the shogunate.

“There are hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of paths” is a famous quote attributed to him.

Preceding this line are the words, “In the human world, there is never only one path.” When you hit a major wall on the road you believed in, these words will encourage you and give you the courage to move forward.

By changing your perspective, you might discover a new path, and perhaps even find one that suits you better.

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Whether the results turn out well or badly, people who take on a challenge deserve respect—respect them. That’s something I want to teach, and I want it taught to me as well.Seiji Chihara

Worrying is a waste of time! Seiji Chihara’s way of dealing with problems – Please become my Bata-friend ④ [Guest: Seiji Chihara]

Whether the results turn out well or badly, people who take on a challenge deserve respect—respect them. That’s something I want to teach, and I want it taught to me as well. Seiji Chihara

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Every challenge has both success and failure, but what this saying conveys is that the value lies not in the outcome, but in the very fact that you took on the challenge.

Compared to those who stay in a safe place doing nothing, those who take a single step forward show courage and resolve, and they grow steadily through experience.

The attitude of Seiji Chihara—active across a wide range as a comedian and as a Buddhist monk—also shows the importance of pursuing challenges without being swayed by others’ opinions.

Recognizing effort and challenge in one another is essential for bringing out each other’s potential.

This is a quote that helps us understand the meaning of having respect for challengers.

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Beneath mud and earth lies solid rock; above clouds and mist shines the sun. At the height of discontent, there is still fortune, nor is hope absent.Kanzo Uchimura

I would like to introduce a famous saying by Kanzo Uchimura: “Beneath the mud lies bedrock; above the clouds and mist shines the sun.

Even at the height of complaint, happiness and hope are not absent.” Kanzo Uchimura was a Christian thinker active in the Meiji era.

Disasters can bring many hardships.

At such times, Uchimura left words he hoped we would remember.

It is said to mean that even when times are painful and difficult now, a stable and bright future surely awaits beyond.

He likens difficult situations to mud, and the bedrock represents the strength within us that lies beneath these serious problems.

Furthermore, he tells us that even when we feel or voice complaints, happiness and hope still exist.

Life brings all kinds of experiences, doesn’t it? Even so, we are reminded of the importance of maintaining a positive outlook.

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It’s okay. Let’s rebuild again.Akio Tadano

These are the words of Akio Tadano, who ran a ryokan in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture—words about moving forward with a positive spirit even in the face of hardship.

At the time, many interviews carried a heavy sense of gloom and featured questions that stoked anxiety, which is why the fact that he delivered these words with a smile drew so much attention.

They convey a powerful hope amid uncertainty—the sense that by keeping on and not standing still, a new path will open.

The impression is further strengthened by the fact that Mr.

Tadano actually rebuilt his ryokan, embodying the importance of facing forward, just as he said.

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If you endure, you will surely become a strong person.Senichi Hoshino

These are the words of Senichi Hoshino, who excelled as a player for the Chunichi Dragons during his career and later made his mark as a manager for the Chunichi Dragons, the Hanshin Tigers, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

During the Great East Japan Earthquake, he was the manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the team from the disaster-stricken region, and his words are remembered for inspiring many people.

He conveys that no matter what difficulties you face, you should give your all in the present and confront them head-on—that strength lies along the path you advance by doing so.

Because these are the words of Hoshino, who rebuilt teams whose results had faltered, they carry real persuasive power; they are words that lift your spirits and make you want to keep pushing forward.

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