
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. - Bruce Lee (1940 - 73)
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楽な人生を求めて祈るな、困難な人生に耐える強さを求めて祈れ。 - ブルース・リー[李小龍] (1940 - 73)

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