Japanese Calligraphy

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step 千里の道も一歩より senri no michi mo ippo yori A Thousand Years of Long Life 千秋万歳 senshūbanzai Be Prepared 備えよ常に sonae yo tsune ni Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi By Nature, Having Nothing 本来無一物 honrai muichimotsu Congratulations 寿 kotobuki Death and life have their determined appointments - Riches and honors depend upon heaven 生死有命富貴在天 seishi mei ari, fūki ten ni ari Death Before Dishonor 不名誉より死 fumeiyo yori shi Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite kōkai sezu Going too far is as bad as falling short 過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し sugitaru wa nao oyobazaru ga gotoshi Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination 幸せとは旅目的地に非ず shiawase to wa tabi mokutekichi ni arazu Happy Birthday 誕生日おめでとうございます tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu I came, I saw, I conquered 来た見た勝った kita, mita, katta I Suffered, I Learned, I Changed 苦しんだ学んだ変わった kurushinda, mananda, kawatta It Can't Be Helped 仕様が無い shiyō ga nai It Can't Be Helped 仕方無い shikatanai It Cannot Be Helped 仕方が無い shikata ga nai Laugh Now, Cry Later 今笑い後で泣く ima warai, ato de naku Life in Every Breath 吐く息一つにも生命が宿り hakuiki hitotsu ni mo seimei ga yadori Life is Good 人生良好 jinsei ryōkō Life Will Find A Way 命は道を拓く inochi wa michi o hiraku Like Father, Like Daughter 此の父にして此の娘有り kono chichi ni shite kono musume ari Like Father, Like Son 此の父にして此の息子有り kono chichi ni shite kono musuko ari Live Long And Prosper 長寿と繁栄を chōju to han'ei o Live the Moment 今を生きる ima o ikiru Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru, warau, aisuru Live, Laugh, Love 生笑愛 sei shō ai No Pain, No Gain 苦は楽の種 ku wa raku no tane Only God Can Judge Me 神のみ我を裁く kami nomi ware o sabaku Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body 痛みは体から抜ける弱さ itami wa karada kara nukeru yowasa Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Thank you 有難う御座います arigatō gozaimasu The Benevolent Have No Worries 仁者不憂 jinshafuyū The Benevolent Have No Worries 仁者は憂えず jinsha wa ureezu The Brave Have No Fears 勇者不懼 yūshafuku The Brave Have No Fears 勇者は懼れず yūsha wa osorezu The straightforward mind is the place of practice, because it is free of falsehood 直心是道場無虚假故 jikishin kore dōjō, koke naki ga yue ni The Truth Will Prevail 真理は勝つ shinri wa katsu The Wise Have No Delusions 知者不惑 chishafuwaku The Wise Have No Delusions 知者は惑わず chisha wa madowazu To Serve and Protect 保護と奉仕 hogo to hōshi To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chūjitsu nare True Victory is Victory Over Oneself 正勝吾勝 masakatsu agatsu Try and You Will Succeed 為せば成る naseba naru What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi o korosanai mono wa watashi o tsuyoku suru Whim of Fate 運命の悪戯 unmei no itazura