One day of virtuous action is worth a month of idleness.

My victories have left sufficient offspring: Leuctra and Mantinea.

Have we won? Then it is enough.

Rise early in the morning, retire early at night.

-- The man who invented the Sengoku period's model of conquest

The ancients said: after victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

-- The admiral who destroyed the Russian Baltic Fleet at the Battle of Tsushima

兵無常勢、水無常形。能因敵変化而取勝者、謂之神。

-- A 5th-century BCE Chinese military theorist whose

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains save both.

-- The 'Desert Fox' whose North African campaigns made him the most respected German general of World War II among both allies and enemies

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

-- The 'Desert Fox' whose North African campaigns made him the most respected German general of World War II among both allies and enemies

子供には物を与えるな、苦労をさせよ

-- The Japanese general whose siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War became synonymous with both the terrible cost of modern warfare and the samurai ideal of duty unto death