Wonderful quotes and sayings

Words I want to make my motto that always inspire me

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
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.

A motto is something you keep close at hand or etch into your heart as a reminder to keep yourself in check.

It’s said that people used to choose them from proverbs, idioms, and four-character compounds, but in recent years many have adopted famous quotations from great figures as their mottos.

What matters is whether it serves as a compass for your life and something you can lean on.

So this time, I’ve put together a list of words and phrases you might want to use as your motto.

They’re drawn from a wide range of sources—historical figures, business leaders, athletes, and more—so be sure to take a look!

Words that always lift me up—ones I’d like to make my motto (121–130)

Forge yourself with a thousand days of training; temper yourself with ten thousand days of training.Miyamoto Musashi

Forge yourself with a thousand days of practice; temper yourself with ten thousand days of training. — Miyamoto Musashi #WisdomForLife #WordsOfTheGreat #WordsThatResonate #Motivation #Inspiration

Forge yourself with a thousand days of training; temper yourself with ten thousand days of training. —Miyamoto Musashi

Watch on YouTube: “Forge yourself with a thousand days of training; temper yourself with ten thousand days of training. — Miyamoto Musashi”

All the great figures in history have said that sustained effort is indispensable for accomplishing things.

Miyamoto Musashi, the master swordsman known for his duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island, also left words about the importance of continued effort.

He expressed it as “train for a thousand days, refine for ten thousand days,” using the term tanren (forging/discipline) to emphasize the value of steadily accumulating effort.

You can really feel the necessity of continuing to work hard for decades in order to achieve something.

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Be all the more cautious when making that final push.Takeda Shingen

4. Five famous quotes of Takeda Shingen

Be all the more cautious when making that final push. — Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen of Kai Province, known as a master general of the Sengoku period, left behind several famous sayings, all of them excellent.

One of them is this: having lived through the Sengoku era, he likely learned firsthand the importance of avoiding even small lapses in vigilance, as minor carelessness could lead to great damage or loss.

He teaches us that it is crucial to see things through to the end without letting our guard down.

The proverb “Tighten the chin strap of your helmet after victory” conveys a similar lesson.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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It is the true wish of a valiant general to act without delay. Depart at once.Date Masamune

A famous saying by Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon and renowned Sengoku warlord from Tohoku: “Once you make up your mind, act immediately.” These words offer a glimpse into the conviction of a man who survived a brutal age of bloodshed.

Masamune is said to have harbored ambitions of unifying the realm.

On the battlefield he could be merciless, yet he also had a cultured side, well-versed in the tea ceremony.

It’s a compelling line precisely because it comes from someone who possessed extraordinary drive and lived a tumultuous, intellectually spirited life.

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Any person is capable of more than they think.NEW!Charles Chaplin

Henry Ford: “Any person can do more than they think.” #shorts

Any person is capable of more than they think. NEW! Charles Chaplin

Charles Chaplin, who brought laughter and inspiration to people around the world as the king of comedy, created numerous masterpieces such as City Lights and Modern Times.

His words gently untangle the hearts of those who underestimate their own potential.

In new environments, we tend to lose confidence, yet people possess more strength within than they imagine.

By continuing to take on challenges despite failures and anxieties, that strength gradually comes to the surface.

These hopeful words remind us to believe in our potential and find the courage to move forward.

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In conclusion

How was it? This time, I introduced some phrases you might want to adopt as your motto.

Each one is a powerful quote that can pull you back onto the path you aim for when you’re troubled or unsure.

I hope this will be helpful if you haven’t yet found a personal motto of your own.