Excess benevolence becomes weakness. Excess righteousness becomes rigidity.
仁に過ぐれば弱くなる。義に過ぐれば固くなる。礼に過ぐれば諂となる。智に過ぐれば嘘をつく。信に過ぐれば損をする。
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The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved
The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved out a powerful domain through audacious military campaigns and visionary diplomacy, including direct contact with Europe (1567-1636). Date Masamune combined warrior ferocity with cultural sophistication and an international outlook unprecedented among Japanese warlords of his era.
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