To live with purpose means to live each day with clarity.
世に生を得るは事を成すにあり。
Writers & Literary Figures
Ryōtarō Shiba
Shiba Ryotaro (1923-1996) was Japan's most popular historical novelist, whose sweeping narratives like 'Ryoma Goes His Way' and 'Clouds Above the Hill' shaped how millions of Japanese understand their nation's history. A former journalist, he combined rigorous research with vivid storytelling to create the definitive popular history of modern Japan.
View this figure's profile
Ryōtarō Shiba's Other Quotes
Related Quotes
This man might be the one to seize the realm.
-- Kuroda Yoshitaka
Fortune lies in heaven. Armor lies in the heart. Achievement lies in the legs.
-- Uesugi Kenshin
If the cuckoo will not sing, I shall make it want to sing.
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
In war, a victory of sixty percent is the best. Total victory breeds complacency.
-- Takeda Shingen
Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden. Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.
-- Tokugawa Ieyasu
Fifty years of human life -- compared to the realm beneath heaven, it is but a dream, an illusion.
-- Oda Nobunaga