のたまわく

adverb

according to ...; ... says

Archaic quotative adverb used to introduce a statement attributed to someone, often with a respectful or ironic tone. Equivalent to modern 曰く (いわく) but with a more classical, honorific flavor. Typically used in literary or historical contexts.

See also: 曰く

• 孔こう子し曰のたまわく、「過あやまちて改あらためざる、これを過あやまちという」。

  Confucius says, "A mistake not corrected is what is called a mistake."

• 先せん生せい曰のたまわく、学がく問もんに王おう道どうなしと。

  The teacher says there is no royal road to learning.