Wonderful quotes and sayings

Quotes from great figures that give us the power to live

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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.

There are many people in the world called “great figures” who have astonished others, created useful technologies, and moved people’s hearts.

In this article, we carefully select and introduce famous quotes spoken by such great figures.

We’ve gathered quotes from a variety of perspectives—ones that give you the strength to face forward when you feel like giving up, ones that help you take one more step, and ones that let you feel love and dreams.

You might even come across a quote that supports your days—and your life.

Quotes from great figures that give us the power to live (91–100)

If we had nothing to regret, life would be very empty.Vincent van Gogh

A “life without regrets” is something everyone probably wishes for.

But in a sense, such a life might be dull.

Having no regrets can also be taken to mean never challenging yourself and never moving from a safe place.

As long as people live seeking something, they are bound to fail and to feel regret—that itself can be called proof of having truly lived.

Failure and regret are opportunities to grow.

If you think of them as things necessary to make life more fulfilling, doesn’t it make you feel a little lighter?

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People who don’t think about what to do can’t see what will happen.Katsuya Nomura

Katsuya Nomura, who won the Triple Crown during his playing days and continued to dedicate himself to the development of baseball after retirement.

Here is one of his famous quotes—it really hits home, doesn’t it? “Those who don’t think about what to do can’t see what will happen.” If you leave what you can’t do as something you can’t do, there will be no evolution or progress.

The people who think about how they can do it, and how taking action will change the situation, are the ones who grow and succeed.

When you fail or hesitate and come to a standstill, that is precisely your chance to grow.

Please remember these words at such times.

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It isn’t the strong who win; those who win are strong.Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer is a former German soccer player, famously known as “Der Kaiser.” His words will encourage you when you feel like giving up or getting discouraged because you think, “The opponent is too strong; I can’t win.” The one who wins is the strong one… When you hear terms like “powerhouse,” “strong competitor,” or “genius,” it’s natural to feel like you can’t win.

At times like that, remember his words and believe in your own strength!

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True love is life itself. Only those who love are truly alive.Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy, who was active in Russia as a novelist and thinker, is best known for works such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

The following is a saying by this towering figure of 19th-century Russian literature that expresses the relationship between loving and living.

It claims that to live is synonymous with to love, and that those who possess love are the truly living.

It may sound a bit exaggerated, but the words directly convey just how essential it is to live with love.

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In this world, there is a unique path that no one but you can walk.Friedrich Nietzsche

There is only one path in the world—your own | The teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche #Nietzsche #LifePath #SelfRealization

In this world, there is a unique path that no one but you can walk. Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche, a classical philologist known as a leading thinker of existentialism, once said: “In the world there is only one path that no one but you can walk.” This famous quote is followed by: “Do not ask where that path will lead; just press forward.” Many people rejoice and despair by comparing themselves to masters, but if it is a path that only you can walk, perhaps there is no better or worse.

It is a message that teaches the importance of living true to yourself and helps you strive properly, day by day.

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