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"Learning is to a man as the leaves and branches are to a tree, and it can be said that he should simply not be without it." Takeda Shingen

"One should not turn his back on reproof. In the words of the ancients: "Good medicine is bitter to the mouth, but has an effect on the disease. Faithful words hurt one's ears, but have value for one's conduct." Takeda Nobushige

"Deliberate tactical errors and minor losses are the means by which to bait the enemy."Sun Bin

"Encourage and listen well to the words of your subordinates. It is well known that gold lies hidden underground." Nabeshima Naoshige

"This is truth: When you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false not to do so, and to die with a weapon as yet undrawn." Miyamoto Musashi

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought." Matsuo Basho

"The arts of peace and the arts of war are like two wheels of a cart which, lacking one, will have difficulty in standing." Kuroda Nagamasa

"To ask when you already know is politeness. To ask when you don't know is the rule." Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Quote of the Day "Great cases like hard cases make bad law." Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)

“We are also shockingly, stupidly persistent. Early humans probably used many strategies for hunting and fishing, but a common one was persistence hunting. In a persistence hunt, the predator relies on tracking prowess and sheer perseverance. We would follow prey for hours, and each time it would run away from us, we’d follow, and it … Continue reading Quote of the Day →