Just remembering them fills you with courage! Striking quotes by great figures and celebrities (51–60)
Love is not about gazing at each other, but about looking together in the same direction.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” #shorts
The Little Prince, considered Saint-Exupéry’s greatest masterpiece—you were probably read it as a child by your mother or older sister, or at daycare or kindergarten.
Even today, there are statues of the Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry in Lyon, France.
The famous quote that seems to invert the idea that lovers gaze into each other’s eyes gives us a momentary jolt.
It feels as though it’s teaching us that love is a relationship where one person’s strengths become the other’s strengths, creating a synergistic effect and allowing both to grow.
Do not abandon the ambition you sought to achieve just because of a single defeat.William Shakespeare
[Impressive Quotes] Shakespeare ⑥ – Soothing narration of comforting sayings (Do not abandon your ambition to accomplish something because of a single defeat) #Quotes #HealingReading
Let me introduce a famous quote by William Shakespeare, the great master of English literature, playwright, and poet.
Everyone has felt they’ve failed at some point, right? It might be helpful to think of your experience not as a failure, but as motivation to work toward your next opportunity.
There are things we can learn from failure, and it may become a part of our growth.
Those who left us many inspirational quotes also achieved success after numerous failures.
By continuing to challenge yourself and believing that your dreams will surely come true, why not move forward along your own path? Success might be something that comes closer one step at a time.
Chiyonofuji’s famous quote: “The sweat you shed never lies.” #GreatFigure #Yokozuna #shorts #SumoWorld #All-TimeRecordHolder #Sumo #58th #Rikishi #Chiyonofuji #Quote
When does sweat run down our bodies? You might break out in a sweat due to changes in temperature or from fear, but if we’re talking about a sumo wrestler’s sweat, it’s surely the sweat shed during training.
Sumo is a world of competition—matches are often decided in an instant.
To rise to that decisive moment and demonstrate their true worth, wrestlers must train not only their bodies but also their minds to the utmost.
Chiyonofuji’s famous quote seems to say that tireless effort becomes one’s confidence and can, in turn, become the certainty of victory.
Because there was a humiliating defeat, my determination to absolutely win next time grew stronger.Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
Yokozuna Daishi Wajima and Toshimitsu Kitanoumi, who built the “Wajima-Kitanoumi era” in the 1970s and captivated many sumo fans.
In 2015, Kitanoumi said the following in a conversation published in Shukan Shincho.
It was about “the most memorable bout for the two of us,” their match on the final day of the Nagoya tournament in 1974.
At the time, Kitanoumi, then an ozeki, lost in a decisive bout where a win would have promoted him to yokozuna.
His words reflect the belief he held as a strong yokozuna: turning the bitterness of defeat into fuel and transforming it into a relentless drive for the next victory.
Asking sharp questions during parliamentary deliberations—should that be something to criticize? You could say that the more incisive the questions, the more refined politics becomes, so it’s strange that such questioning would draw criticism rather than appreciation.
We want to avoid a situation where everyone becomes a yes-man to someone’s statements and, before we know it, decisions are made without the public’s involvement.
Mr.
Okada’s forceful probing serves as a brake against that.
No matter how much we study and how diligent we are, things sometimes don’t go well. This is because the time is not yet ripe, so we must all the more encourage ourselves and endure.Eiichi Shibusawa
These are words left by Eiichi Shibusawa, whose portrait was also chosen for the 10,000-yen bill.
No matter how earnestly you pile up your efforts, there are times when things don’t go well.
However, that’s because the time isn’t ripe yet; his teaching is that you must encourage yourself and push through further.
In other words, it means to keep working without giving up until the time is right.
When you experience failure despite your efforts, it’s easy to give up then and there, but if the timing aligns, things should go well.
Let’s keep at it without losing heart until that moment arrives.
Other people’s rulers and your own ruler each have different measurements, don’t they?Mitsuo Aida
This is a famous quote about values by Mitsuo Aida, a poet born in the Taisho era.
We want to avoid worrying about others’ opinions so much that we can’t be ourselves, or feeling angry and thinking, “Why won’t they even do this for me?” When you recall these words at such times, you realize that each person’s values are different, and that you shouldn’t be overly discouraged by others’ evaluations, nor should you judge others solely by your own values.
Those who do not advance will surely fall back, and those who do not retreat will surely advance.Yukichi Fukuzawa
These are words written in the book An Encouragement of Learning.
They are followed by: “It is a principle that there must not be those who, advancing neither forward nor backward, remain stagnant.” “Stagnation” means staying in the same place—in other words, maintaining the status quo.
Taken together with the preceding statement, it means that the only people who can move forward are those who keep advancing without retreat, and that if you try to maintain the status quo without striving to move ahead, you will inevitably fall behind.
It is important to always have the ambition to move at least a little further than yesterday and to keep taking on challenges.
Masahiro Fujimura, renowned as a charismatic figure in the marketing world, has also published books on the method of selling experiences.
Don’t you think these words resonate with many people? When we want to take action but can’t, it’s usually because of risks, the future, and other worries.
However, Mr.
Fujimura says that 98% of those worries are needless.
In other words, overthinking won’t help.
No matter how much you think, your anxiety will never drop to zero, so believe that you’ll be okay and keep moving forward.
