Fortune lies in heaven. Armor lies in the heart. Achievement lies in the legs.
運は天にあり、鎧は胸にあり、手柄は足にあり。
Military Strategists
Uesugi Kenshin
The 'Dragon of Echigo' — a Sengoku-era warlord whose devotion to righteous warfare and Buddhist faith made him Japan's most paradoxical military figure (1530-1578). Uesugi Kenshin fought not for territorial expansion but for justice and honor, yet his battlefield genius made him perhaps the finest tactical commander of his age.
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