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"I do not strive for my salvation with weapons but with patience and humility, in accordance with the doctrine of Jesus Christ." Takayama Ukon

QOTD: "The die is cast." Julius Caesar (assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC)

"How can a man commit acts of martial valour if he values his life?" Tori Mototada

"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