082Japanese quotation 名言
我、事において後悔せず
われ、ことにおいてこうかいせずWare, koto ni oite kōkai sezu
“In my deeds, I know no regret.”
The meaning
Not the pride of never erring, but the resolve to act fully: decide with care, do your best, then do not gnaw at the past.
At the origin
A precept from the Dokkōdō, the rule of life written by swordsman Miyamoto Musashi shortly before his death (1645).
The characters
- 我 wareI, myself
- 、
- 事 kotodeeds, things
- に niin, at
- おいて
- 後悔
- せず
にParticleThe point of arrival: a place, a moment, a destination.
In practice
Decide carefully — then forbid yourself to replay the decision.
Themes
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