素敵な英語の格言

皆さん、2008年も残す所、僅かになってきました。“人に喜ばれる英語の部屋”の今回は新年度に向けて素敵な英語の格言（Proverb）の数々をお届けします。

皆さんの人生がより充実したものとなるための、何か気付きになればと願っております。あなた一人のものにしないで、どうぞお知り合いの方にも紹介して、英知を分かち合いましょう。すると、あなたに何か良いことが起こるかも！

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t give up your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the Earth.

16. Once a year, go some place you have never been before.

17. Remember the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

今回はあえて、和訳、コメントはつけませんでした。それは、皆さんが原文をダイレクトに受け取った時にどう感じるかが重要で、私が感じたものを和訳することで、皆さんが感じ取る範囲を限定させてくないからです。皆さんがそれぞれ心に感じることが、今の皆さんに大切なことだと考えています。何かの折にお知り会いの方に差し上げてください。喜びの輪が広がればと願っています。

I wish you and yours have a wonderful holiday season.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!