There should be two ways in life, the way to make a living and the way to really live on. However, most people only think about how to get their living in this world. - Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 - 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto (translation by Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 - ))
(Image by Free Photos from Pixabay)
(Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate)
（←クリックでこの名言の日本語を表示）
（←クリックでこの名言の日本語を隠す）
人生には、世渡りと、ほんとうに生きぬく道と二つあるはずだ。ところが、ほとんどの人間は、この世をどううまく渡っていくかという処世的なスジしか考えない。 - 岡本太郎 (1911 - 1996): 『岡本太郎の眼』
![IMAGE: The usefulness of (the) useless. [Everyone knows the usefulness of useful things, but no one knows the usefulness of useless things. / Everyone knows the use of the useful, but not the use of the useless.] (Even if something did not bring immediate benefit, it could still turn out to be valuable.)](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/place-name-sign-822236_640-100x71.jpg)
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Faith will move mountains. [Faith can move mountains.] / Care and diligence bring luck.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/faith-1080174_monk-555391_chinese-676646-100x75.jpg)