Promote talent and talent alone.

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

I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

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

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

Never flatter others. Never desire wealth and status.

-- Kuroda Yoshitaka

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

-- Saigō Takamori

Revere Heaven, Love People.

-- Saigō Takamori