書足以記名姓而已。剣一人敵、不足学。学万人敵。

My strength uproots mountains, my spirit overshadows the world.

Heaven destroys me — it is not a failure of warfare.

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and the architect of his greatest victories

I shall give Japan a good laundering.

-- The visionary who brokered the alliance that overthrew Japan's feudal government and launched the country into modernity

Without detachment, one cannot clarify purpose; without tranquility, one cannot reach far.

-- The legendary chancellor and military strategist of the Shu Han kingdom during China's Three Kingdoms period

Before wine, one should sing — for how long is life? Like morning dew, so many days have passed.

-- The dominant warlord of China's Three Kingdoms era

Promote talent and talent alone.

-- The dominant warlord of China's Three Kingdoms era

書足以記名姓而已。剣一人敵、不足学。学万人敵。

-- The 'Hegemon-King of Western Chu' whose raw military genius made him the most feared commander of ancient China's civil wars