人生はラッパの如し。為せば成る、鳴らさねば鳴らぬ、何事も。 - Ｗ・Ｃ・ハンディ (1873 - 1958) （【訳】岡本健 (1963 - )）
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Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out. - W.C. Handy [William Christopher Handy] (1873 - 1958)
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