I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety.

Optimism is true moral courage.

It is precisely in failure that we find the seeds of the next success.

-- Takamine Jōkichi

This war was begun unavoidably in self-defense, and Japan, united under the unbroken imperial line, is resolved to fight to the last man.

-- Takahashi Korekiyo

In war, a victory of sixty percent is the best. Total victory breeds complacency.

-- Takeda Shingen

To achieve the objective, do not be choosy about methods.

-- Ōkubo Toshimichi

Establish your purpose, and make it the source of all things.

-- Takasugi Shinsaku

The Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty.

-- Tōgō Heihachirō