幸福は環境いかんによるものでなくて、むしろ自分の人生に対する見方いかんによる。

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English Translation

Happiness depends, not so much on circumstances, as on one's way of looking at one's life.

Furigana

幸福(こうふく)は環境(かんきょう)いかんによるものでなくて、むしろ自分(じぶん)の人生(じんせい)に対(たい)する見方(みかた)いかんによる。

Romanji

Kōfuku wa kankyōikan niyoru mono denakute, mushiro jibun no jinsei nitaisuru mikataikan ni yoru.

Words

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at