Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments (tagei wa mugei)

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Here we offer 7 different hand-brushed Japanese Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments tattoo designs the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are the same. So order the style you like - the meaning is the same for each design.

Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments in Japanese is 多芸は無芸 which is read tagei wa mugei. The Japanese proverb tagei wa mugei meaning "Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments" is composed of the words 多芸 (read tagei) meaning "versatility" (literally "many techniques, many arts, many skills"), the grammatical element は (read wa) which indicates the previous word is the subject, and 無芸 (read mugei) meaning "no accomplishments".

Daniel Crump Buchanan on page 180 of his book JAPANESE PROVERBS AND SAYINGS writes "If you have too many hobbies you will be master of none. English parallel: Jack of all trades and master of none." This is repeated by David Galef on page 50 of Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs (Vol 1) and by Edward Trimnell on page 138 of his book Tigers, Devils, and Fools: A Guide to Japanese Proverbs writes "This proverb encourages people to focus on one thing ...".

This beautiful calligraphy is the perfect gift for the person that may be easily sidetracked. This is an elegant reminder to keep focused on what is truly important.

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments (tagei wa mugei) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary.

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

As soon as your order is placed, you can download your Japanese tattoo design. We also send you an email with instructions should you want to download the design in the future. The Adobe PDF file completely documents the design and contains everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese.