The cherry among flowers, the samurai among men. – Kanadehon Chūshingura; trans. by Hidesaburo Saito [斎藤秀三郎] (1866 – 1929) (Image by shell_ghostcage from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
A good beginning makes a good ending. / A good beginning is half the battle. / Well begun is half done. / The bad end of a bad beginning. (Image by qimono from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using… More »
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory when defeated in a good cause. – Henry Ward Beecher (1813 – 87) (Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… More »
The butcher looked for his knife when he had it in his mouth. (Image by Jai79 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Every fish that escapes appears greater than it is. (Image by Scozzy from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller (1608 – 61) (Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Practice makes perfect. / Custom makes all things easy. (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Everything has its time. More »
Every Jack has his Jill. More »
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. More »
A red sun hath water…
常に心せよ、流れに…
シーザーの妻は疑惑を…
Don't just dream…
さよなら…寂しいよ…
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