Heaven does not create one person above or below another.
天は人の上に人を造らず人の下に人を造らず
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Fukuzawa Yukichi
Born 1835, Osaka. Low-ranking samurai mastering Dutch then English. Three Western voyages made him Japan's greatest Meiji enlightenment thinker. Founded Keio. Encouragement of Learning sold three million copies.
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Those lacking the spirit of independence inevitably depend on others, and those who depend on others inevitably fear them.
-- Fukuzawa Yukichi
Youth on horseback has passed. The world is at peace and white hairs multiply. With what remains of life that heaven permits, how can I not enjoy it?
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Wisdom that comes only after hearing another's opinion is not true wisdom.
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Do not buy fertile fields for the sake of your descendants.
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Let the world say what it will about me. Only I know what I must do.
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