Lingaku- old soldiers never die; they just fade awayquotationfrom a song, quoted by Douglas MacArthur
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- old soldiers never die; they just fade away
This phrase suggests that while individuals may grow old and leave the active stage of life, their essence, contributions, and memories continue to exist and influence others, similar to how a fading presence rather than a complete disappearance is perceived.
He quietly retired, but like old soldiers never die; they just fade away, his influence still remains.
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ろうへい老兵はしな死なずold soldiers never dieろうへい老兵のことば言葉words of the old soldiersろうへい老兵のおもいで思い出memories of the old soldiersろうへい老兵のおしえ教えteachings of the old soldiersろうへい老兵のほこり誇りpride of the old soldiersろうへい老兵にけいい敬意をひょうする表するto pay respect to the old soldiersろうへい老兵のしょうげん証言testimonies of old soldiersろうへい老兵としていきる生きるto live as an old soldierろうへい老兵のくのう苦悩sufferings of the old soldiersろうへい老兵をたたえる称えるto honor the old soldiers