This is a heart-felt saying engraved with the name of Fukuzawa Yukichi, whose portrait is on the now-obsolete 10,000 yen bill. If you keep it on the edge of your desk, it might help you with your work. It's made of cast metal, so in an office where you often open the windows, I think you can also use it as a paperweight m(_ _)m Width: 16 cm Height: 12-13 cm Depth (foot part): 3.5 cm