完璧という状態は、何も加えるものがなくなったときではなく、何も除く必要がなくなったときに達成されるものだ。の英語

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

the absolute superlative

Man is the measure of all things: of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not.

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

Needs are what you must have. If you don't have them, you could die. Wants are things you really desire to have. However, you won't die if you don't have them.

the way of thinking in which [absolute validity is denied in every values], and everything is relative

When I considered beautiful things I found that there was nothing for me to do but to gaze and admire.

Originality is taking something that already known and combining in a extraordinary way.

he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held

We are indirectly dependent upon the labour of others for all the necessities and comforts of our lives.

never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless- Norman Cousins

your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort)

the battle ended indecisively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat

Even though your goal seems far away, try your best and do what you can each day to get closer to your goal.

a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

However justifiably proud it may be of its economic achievements, a society can collapse like a house of cards if its moral ethos has degenerated.

a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth- Mary Sheehan

Human beings usually have two basic desires; to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.

Human beings usually have two basic desires: to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.

And, most important of all, the stone does not tell us what kind of happiness we should find in that house.

Then he said, "I have a lot of work to do both physically and mentally in order to go up in the rankings."

Much of our daily living must consist of routine that requires little or no mental effort.

Some Westerners may think our houses are lacking in everything they consider essential.

When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.

dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste

They knew that doing their work cheerfully is the only way to make routine work bearable.

In the second place, if we do not go, someone else will read the inscription on the stone and find happiness, and we shall have lost it all.

Happiness and success in life do not depend on our circumstances, but on our efforts.

the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them