Experience is the teacher of all things.

Men willingly believe what they wish to believe.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

I came as dew, I vanish as dew — all that I was, all I achieved at Naniwa, is a dream within a dream.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, immovable as the mountain.

-- Takeda Shingen

Concentrate your attack on a single point. Do nothing that is wasteful.

-- Oda Nobunaga

I do not mind hardship — only let it be hardship that matters.

-- Takasugi Shinsaku

I share the same clothing and food as the lowest-ranking soldier.

-- Wu Qi

In war, I have heard of clumsy swiftness, but never seen clever delay.

-- Sun Tzu