Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Do not regret what you have done

我事に於て後悔せず (ware koto ni oite koukai sezu)

The Japanese saying 我事に於て後悔せず meaning "Do not regret what you have done" is one of the 21 precepts that Miyamoto Musashi wrote just before his death. This reminds us that we cannot change what we have done, we can only change what we do or what we will do. For more information see Miyamoto Musashi - Dokkoudou.

我事に於て後悔せず is composed of the kanji (read ware) meaning "oneself", (read koto) meaning "thing; matter", に於いて (read nioite) meaning "regarding; as for", 後悔 (read koukai) meaning "regret" and せず (read sezu) meaning "without; do not."

Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Block Vertical VB6C
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Cursive Vertical VC6B
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Cursive Vertical VC6C
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Design Vertical VD6B
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6D
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Block Horizontal HB6A
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Cursive Horizontal HC7A
Do not regret what you have done (我事に於て後悔せず) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite koukai sezu Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS6A

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