他人を支配せんと思う者は先ず己を支配せよ。

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English Translation

He that would govern others, first should be master of himself.

Furigana

他人(たにん)を支配(しはい)せんと思(おも)う者(もの)は先(ま)ず己(おのれ)を支配(しはい)せよ。

Romanji

Tanin o shihaisen to omou mono wa mazu onore o shihaiseyo.

Words

他人 (たにん、ひと、あだびと)

another person; other people; others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

先ず (まず)

first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

己 (おどれ、おんどれ)

you