希望は最大の宝 kibō wa saidai no takara Hope is our greatest treasure

希望は最大の宝 is a maxim in the plainest Japanese form: the subject, は, then what it is. 希望 kibō is hope, both the wish and the bright outlook. 最大 saidai is greatest, and 宝 takara is treasure. Japanese needs no our, so the line speaks for whoever reads it. Hope and 希望 match in both senses.

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