Conquer yourself before you conquer others.

Judo is the way of making the most efficient use of mind and body.

Judo is the way of the highest and most efficient use of both physical and mental energy, directed toward mutual benefit.

I came as dew, I vanish as dew — all that I was, all I achieved at Naniwa, is a dream within a dream.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Concentrate your attack on a single point. Do nothing that is wasteful.

-- Oda Nobunaga

Hold fast to your ideals and live by your convictions. Those who lose sight of their ideals and convictions have already lost before the battle begins.

-- Oda Nobunaga

Revere Heaven, Love People.

-- Saigō Takamori

If you do not know you may fall halfway through your work, you will not fall halfway through.

-- Sakamoto Ryōma

I share the same clothing and food as the lowest-ranking soldier.

-- Wu Qi