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The disaster’s antecedent
蟻の穴から堤も崩れる (Ari no ana kara tsutsumi mo kuzureru; “Even a dike crumbles due to an ant’s burrow”) Definition: Big events can arise from small causes. Specifically, even errors, negligence, or lack of attention or preparation that didn’t seem important at … Continue reading
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Tagged ant nest, catastrophe, 韓非子, 韩非子, 蟻の穴, for want of a nail, Han Fei, tiny flaw, 堤も崩れる
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And all for want of a horseshoe nail!
(Really, it goes backwards to the movement of the solar accretion disk… and beyond as well.) (大)風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる ((Oo)kaze ga fukeba okeya ga moukaru; “When the (strong) wind blows, bucket-makers prosper.”) Definition: A well-known saying that refers to unintended consequences or … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket-makers, cause and effect, 風が吹けば, for want of a nail, unintended consequences, wind, 桶屋が儲かる
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