The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.

Have you not succeeded? Continue! Have you succeeded? Continue!

We all have a Land of Beyond to seek in our life—what more can we ask? Our part is to find the trail that leads to it.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

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

-- Ōkubo Toshimichi

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.

-- Douglas MacArthur

Mountains, rivers, trees — all turned desolate. For ten miles, the wind carries the stench of a fresh battlefield.

-- Nogi Maresuke

のんきと見える人々も、心の底を叩いてみると、どこか悲しい音がする。

-- Natsume Sōseki

Either explode in silence, or perish in silence.

-- Lu Xun

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry