Fifty years of human life -- compared to the realm beneath heaven, it is but a dream, an illusion.

人間五十年、下天の内をくらぶれば、夢幻のごとくなり。

Oda Nobunaga

Military Strategists

Oda Nobunaga

The revolutionary warlord who dismantled feudal Japan's medieval order and launched the country toward unification (1534-1582). Oda Nobunaga shattered established military conventions through firearms adoption, merit-based promotion, and economic warfare — only to be betrayed and killed by a trusted general before completing his vision.

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Oda Nobunaga's Other Quotes

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

There is no use deliberating now.

Hold fast to your ideals and live by your convictions. Those who lose sight of their ideals and convictions have already lost before the battle begins.

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