賢い人は歴史をせきたてようとはしない。

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賢い 歴史 せきたてよう しない

English Translation

A wise man does not try to hurry history.

Furigana

(かしこ)(ひと)歴史(れきし)をせきたてようとはしない。

Romanji

Kashikoi hito wa rekishi o sekitateyou to wa shinai.

Words

賢い (かしこい)
wise; clever; smart
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
歴史 (れきし)
history
()
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.
急き立てる (せきたてる)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い
Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Reading: 
Meanings: history, chronicle