人生の成功の秘訣は成功しなかった人だけが知っている。

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English Translation

The secret of success in life is known only to those who have not succeeded.

Furigana

人生(じんせい)の成功(せいこう)の秘訣(ひけつ)は成功(せいこう)しなかった人(ひと)だけが知(し)っている。

Romanji

Jinsei no seikō no hiketsu wa seikōshinakatta hito dake ga shitteiru.

Words

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

秘訣 (ひけつ)

secret (method, trick, etc.); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); key (e.g. to success); recipe

は (は)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern