Top 10 Inspirational & Motivational Japanese Quotes. Part 1.

Hello Japanese learner.

Looking for a bit of inspiration and motivation in between learning Japanese? You’re at the right place. Everyone needs an extra push.

Even I do.

Here are the Top 10 Motivational & Inspirational Quotes taken from JapanesePod101. They are not of Japanese origin, but translated from English. All so you get a boost of inspiration and learn some Japanese along the way.

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1. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

– Confucius

• 進み続けてさえいれば、遅くとも関係ない。
• Susumitsudukete sae ireba, osoku tomo kankei nai.

2. There are no short cuts to any place worth going.

– Beverly Sills

• 目指すべき所に、近道は存在しない。
• Mezasubeki tokoro ni, chikamichi wa sonzai shinai.

3. Be the change you want to see in the world.

– Mahatma Ghandi

• この世界の内に望む変化に、あなた自身が成ってみせなさい。
• Kono sekai no uchi ni nozomu henka ni, anata jishin ga natte misenasai.

4. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

– Abraham Lincoln

• きっと成功してみせる、と決心する事が何よりも重要だ。
• Kitto seikō shite miseru to kesshin suru koto ga nani yori mo jūyō da.

5. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

– Wayne Gretzky

• 打たないショットは、100％外れる。
• Utanai shotto wa, hyaku-pāsento hazureru.

6. The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that is it too low and we reach it.

– Michaelangelo

• 人間にとって最大の危険は、高い目標を設定して達成できないことではなく、低い目標を設定して達成してしまうことだ。
• Ningen ni totte saidai no kiken wa, takai mokuhyō o settei shite tassei dekinai koto de wa naku, hikui mokuhyō o settei shite shimau koto da.

Yes, the picture is indeed missing the romaji. However, it would’ve been one giant picture filled with words.

7. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

– Chinese Proverb

• 木を植えるのに一番良かった時期は２０年前だった。二番目に良い時期は今だ。
• Ki o ueru no ni ichi-ban yokatta jiki wa ni-jū-nen mae datta. Ni-ban-me ni ii jiki wa ima da.

8. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

– Christopher Columbus

• 岸を見失う勇気がなければ、決して海を渡る事はできない。
• Kishi o miushinau yūki ga nakereba, kesshite umi o wataru koto wa dekinai.

9. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

– Napoleon Hill

• 人の心が思い描き信じられる事は、すべて実現可能である。
• Hito no kokoro ga omoiegaki shinjirareru koto wa, subete jitsugen kanō de aru.

10. Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

– Dalai Lama

• 幸せはもうすでに出来上がっているものじゃない。自分の行動が引き付けるものだ。
• Shiawase wa mō sude ni dekiagatte iru mono ja nai. Jibun no kōdō ga hikitsukeru mono da.

This is just the first part!

Motivation can be built up and sustained over a long period of time to help you succeed. I hope this article did something. But of course, as all articles and reading and listening goes – it’s one thing to read/hear it…

…it’s another thing to do. So, I truly hope you “do.”

Do you want more quotes mixed with Japanese like this? Here are more.

• Learn Japanese: 20 Japanese Proverbs & Sayings.
• Learn Japanese: 30 Japanese Proverbs & Sayings.
• List of Japanese Proverbs – 40 Proverbs. 
• Learn Japanese: 50 Japanese Proverbs & Sayings.
• Top 20 Inspirational Japanese Quotes – Steve Jobs.
• Top 30 Inspirational Japanese Quotes – Success.

Do you have any favorite quotes of your own? Yes, you, reader!

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– The Junkie

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