座ざ右ゆうの銘めい

noun

favourite motto; pet saying

A phrase or saying one keeps in mind as a personal guiding principle, often written down and placed nearby.

• 彼かれの座ざ右ゆうの銘めいは「継けい続ぞくは力ちからなり」だ。

  His motto is 'Perseverance is power.'

• 座ざ右ゆうの銘めいとして、この言こと葉ばを机つくえの前まえに貼はっている。

  I have this saying posted in front of my desk as my motto.