Better than yesterday. Better than today. Every day, for life.

The source

"Better than yesterday. Better than today. Every day, for life." Yamamoto Tsunetomo said it in Hagakure, Book 1. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"昨日よりは上手になり、今日よりは上手になりして、一生日々仕上ぐる事なり"

Original Japanese, Hagakure, Book 1. Japanese: Hagakure, vol. 1 (1937 printing), NDL digital text.

Who said it

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Samurai turned monk whose spoken reflections were written down as Hagakure, Hidden by Leaves.

Questions

Who said "Better than yesterday. Better than today. Every day, for life."?

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Source: Hagakure, Book 1.

What is the original Japanese?

昨日よりは上手になり、今日よりは上手になりして、一生日々仕上ぐる事なり. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.