A coward is incapable of exhibiting love;it is the prerogative of t he brave.

Mahatma Gandhi

If there is such a thing as a good marriage,it is because it resemb les friendship rather than love.

Michael Eyquem Montaigne

mutually exclusive

相互排他的な、相いれない

life-threatening ailment

致命的な病気

The old and the aged are sad terms,but at least they have dignity.

A Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose si ght of the shore.

Andre Gide

wake-up call

警鐘、警告

hypocrisy

偽善

Once a grump,always a grump.

不平家はいつまでたっても不平家。

easy-going

おおらか

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Thomas Carlyle

逆境とは、神が人間という宝石を磨くのに用いるダイヤモンドの粉である。

The last of life,for which the first was made.

Robert Browning

Age is an equal-opportunity attacker.

老化は平等にやって来ます。

best practice

最良の慣行
他の手法を使用した場合より常に優れた結果を生むやり方、手法
ベンチマークとされる

best management practice (BMP)

blow one's own horn

自画自賛する
大風呂敷を広げる
自己宣伝をする
自慢話をする


ほらをふく

word-of-mouth effect

口コミ効果

Change before you have to

Jack Welch

変革せよ。変革を迫られる前に。

You can't help getting older,but you don't have to get old.

George Burns

muddling through

計画も秘策もなく、どうやらこうやらその場を切り抜ける。

小さいおうち

I knew there was a writing on the wall but...I did it again!