An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.

The greatest joy of a conqueror is to drive his enemies before him, to seize their horses and treasure, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

He who cannot govern himself cannot govern others.

A single arrow breaks easily, but three arrows bundled together cannot be broken.

-- Mōri Motonari

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

-- Wu Qi

If I refuse to be defeated by hardship, if only I stand firm, the world holds no terror for me.

-- Ichiyō Higuchi

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.

-- Ernest Hemingway

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

-- Henrik Ibsen

Every person's life is a journey toward himself.

-- Hermann Hesse