Yoshiki Tanaka

Yoshiki Tanaka (Japanese:田中 芳樹, Hepburn:Tanaka Yoshiki, 1952–) is a Japanese novelist.

Quotes

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1982-)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Japanese:銀河英雄伝説, Hepburn:Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) is a series of epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. The novels were adapted into Anime, Manga, games, and stage productions. Quotes are from the novel, original language text is from the Ginga Eiyū Densetsu Sogen SF Bunko Edition, and translation is from Legend of the Galactic Heroes Haikasoru Edition translated by Daniel Huddleston and others.

• 「 [...] 勝ってはならないときに勝ったがため、究極的な敗北に おいこまれた国家は歴史上、無数にある」
  • " [...] The history books are full of nations that were driven to ultimate defeat because they won a battle when they shouldn't have. You should know all about that."
  • 1. Dawn, 7. To Everyman His Star, IV (MAG Garden Novels p.250)
  • By Sidney Sithole.
  • Compare with Japan's w:Philippines campaign (1941–1942) (won a battle when they shouldn't have) in the beginning of the w:Pacific War ending in w:Surrender of Japan (driven to ultimate defeat).

• 善行をする者は ひとりで やりたがり、愚行をおこなう者は仲間をほしがる -- そういう警句がある。道づれにされる者はたまらない。
  • There was a proverb that said, "He who works virtue does so in solitude, but he who works folly seeks companions." Grief awaited anyone who followed after such people.
  • 2. Ambition, 1. Before the Storm, IV (Sogen SF Bunko p.35)
  • Compare with wiktionary:misery loves company.