Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.

Courage without prudence is mere recklessness.

A few disciplined men are worth more than a disorganized multitude.

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

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi

People are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat. Compassion makes allies; cruelty makes enemies.

-- Takeda Shingen

I fight my enemies with swords, not with salt.

-- Uesugi Kenshin

Youth on horseback has passed. The world is at peace and white hairs multiply. With what remains of life that heaven permits, how can I not enjoy it?

-- Date Masamune

Can you call yourself human if you forget your debts of loyalty and pursue only selfish gain?

-- Sanada Yukimura

A man who wants neither life, nor fame, nor rank, nor money — such a man is the hardest to deal with.

-- Saigō Takamori