Boys, be ambitious
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"Boys, be ambitious" is a famous exhortation by educator William S. Clark that has become a symbolic motto encouraging youthful aspiration and idealism in Japan.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motto
ⓘ
quotation ⓘ slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hokkaido University
ⓘ
Hokkaido University ⓘ
surface form:
Sapporo Agricultural College
William S. Clark ⓘ |
| author | William S. Clark ⓘ |
| context | farewell address to students ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalSignificance | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | symbolic motto encouraging youth in Japan ⓘ |
| hasExpandedForm |
Boys, be ambitious for Christ
ⓘ
Boys, be ambitious for Christ, for the sake of truth and righteousness ⓘ Boys, be ambitious in pursuit of knowledge ⓘ |
| hasGenre | educational exhortation ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseRendering | 少年よ、大志を抱け ⓘ |
| hasMoral | strive for higher ideals beyond material success ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese educational ideals
ⓘ
youth culture in Japan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableIn | Japanese popular culture ⓘ |
| placeFirstUttered |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Sapporo ⓘ |
| theme |
education
ⓘ
idealism ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ youthful aspiration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Meiji era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
educational slogan in Japan
ⓘ
school motto ⓘ |
| yearCoined | 1877 ⓘ |
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