The greatness of human beings lies in our ability to change ourselves through our own will.

The Meiji state truly set out in a good direction.

One must take hold of a purpose and act upon the world.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

-- Bruce Lee

Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; head bowed, I willingly serve as a children's ox.

-- Lu Xun

Either explode in silence, or perish in silence.

-- Lu Xun

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

-- Oscar Wilde

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

-- Muhammad Ali

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

-- Henrik Ibsen