怠惰は弱気精神の避難場にすぎない。

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怠惰は弱気精神の避難場にすぎない。

English Translation

Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

Furigana

怠惰(たいだ)は弱気(よわき)精神(せいしん)の避難場(ひなんじょう)にすぎない。

Romanji

Taida wa yowaki seishin no hinanjō ni suginai.

Words

怠惰 (たいだ)

laziness; idleness; sloth

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

弱気 (よわき)

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

精神 (せいしん)

mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

避難場 (ひなんば)

refuge; evacuation center

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...