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

An army's strength lies not in numbers, but in discipline.

In all the ways of war, nothing surpasses unity. He who attains unity can advance and retreat alone.

Cultivate both the literary and martial arts.

-- Hōjō Sōun

Excess benevolence becomes weakness. Excess righteousness becomes rigidity.

-- Date Masamune

He who plans more, wins. He who plans less, loses.

-- Mōri Motonari

Governance must be clean and transparent.

-- Ōkubo Toshimichi

One gun that hits with every shot can match a hundred guns that hit one in a hundred.

-- Tōgō Heihachirō

To draw near the worthy and distance the petty -- this is why the Former Han flourished. To draw near the petty and distance the worthy -- this is why the Later Han declined.

-- Zhuge Liang