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。

In war, a victory of sixty percent is the best. Total victory breeds complacency.

Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, immovable as the mountain.

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?

-- The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved

Never flatter others. Never desire wealth and status.

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

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

-- The peasant who became ruler of all Japan

Without first establishing internal governance, there can be no external campaigns.

-- The ruthlessly effective architect of modern Japan who built the Meiji state's institutions while his more charismatic peers took the glory

Revere Heaven, Love People.

-- The charismatic giant who led Japan's Meiji Restoration through force of personality and moral authority

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

-- The charismatic giant who led Japan's Meiji Restoration through force of personality and moral authority