Life is like a long journey carrying a heavy burden. Never hurry.

If the cuckoo will not sing, wait until it does.

He who knows only victory and does not know defeat will suffer for it.

The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature.

-- Zeno of Citium

No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.

-- Zeno of Citium

一生懸命だと知恵が出る、中途半端だと愚痴が出る、いい加減だと言い訳が出る。

-- The 'Tiger of Kai' who transformed his landlocked mountain domain into one of Sengoku Japan's most formidable military powers

Wisdom that comes only after hearing others' opinions is not true wisdom.

-- The peasant who became ruler of all Japan

If the cuckoo will not sing, kill it.

-- The revolutionary warlord who dismantled feudal Japan's medieval order and launched the country toward unification

Establish your purpose, and make it the source of all things.

-- The radical samurai who created Japan's first modern militia and ignited the revolution that ended feudal rule