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?
大事の義は人に談合せず、一心に究めたるがよし。
Military Strategists
Date Masamune
The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved out a powerful domain through audacious military campaigns and visionary diplomacy, including direct contact with Europe (1567-1636). Date Masamune combined warrior ferocity with cultural sophistication and an international outlook unprecedented among Japanese warlords of his era.
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是非に及ばず。
-- Oda Nobunaga
人の意見を聞いてから出る知恵は、本当の知恵ではない。
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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
信玄の兵法に、のちの勝ちを大切にするとある。それもよいが、わしは先の勝ちを大切にする。
-- Uesugi Kenshin
This man might be the one to seize the realm.
-- Kuroda Yoshitaka