To live with purpose means to live each day with clarity.

The greatness of human beings lies in our ability to change ourselves through our own will.

The Meiji state truly set out in a good direction.

理想を持ち、信念に生きよ。理想や信念を見失った者は、戦う前から負けているといえよう。

-- Oda Nobunaga

Wisdom that comes only after hearing others' opinions is not true wisdom.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi

People are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat. Compassion makes allies; cruelty makes enemies.

-- Takeda Shingen

Youth on horseback has passed. The world is at peace and white hairs multiply. With what remains of life that heaven permits, how can I not enjoy it?

-- Date Masamune

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

-- Kuroda Yoshitaka

A man who wants neither life, nor fame, nor rank, nor money — such a man is the hardest to deal with.

-- Saigō Takamori