人を動かす秘訣は話し上手であることより、聞き上手であることにある。

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English Translation

The secret of influencing people lies not so much in being a good talker as in being a good listener.

Furigana

人(ひと)を動(うご)かす秘訣(ひけつ)は話(はな)し上手(じょうず)であることより、聞(きじょうず)き上手()であることにある。

Romanji

Hito o ugokasu hiketsu wa hanashi jōzu de aru koto yori, kikijōzu de aru koto ni aru.

Words

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

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.

動かす (うごかす)

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

聞き上手 (ききじょうず)

good listener

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about