本の心に対する関係は、食糧の体に対する関係に等しい。

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English Translation

Books are to the mind what food is to the body.

Furigana

本(ほん)の心(こころ)に対(たい)する関係(かんけい)は、食糧(しょくりょう)の体(からだ)に対(たい)する関係(かんけい)に等(ひと)しい。

Romanji

Hon no kokoro nitaisuru kankei wa, shokuryō no karada nitaisuru kankei ni hitoshii.

Words

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

は (は)

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

食糧 (しょくりょう)

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

体 (からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body

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

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent