I am never less alone than when by myself, and never less idle than when at leisure.

I would rather save one citizen than destroy a thousand enemies.

If the cuckoo will not sing, I shall make it want to sing.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi

閑山島月明夜上戍楼、撫大刀深愁時

-- Yi Sun-sin

I am like a wind-blown leaf, with nothing to compare to.

-- Ichiyō Higuchi

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

-- Henrik Ibsen

I cannot decide whether I was well named or not. Many a time the path has gleamed bright for me, and just as often it has been dark and bitter indeed.

-- Jim Thorpe

I climb to breathe, to live, to exist.

-- Marco Pantani