Before wine, one should sing — for how long is life? Like morning dew, so many days have passed.

唯才是挙、吾得而用之。

I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

-- Zeno of Citium

In matters of great importance, do not consult others — decide alone after thorough deliberation.

-- The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and the architect of his greatest victories

Life is like a long journey carrying a heavy burden. Never hurry.

-- The founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

If you do not know you may fall halfway through your work, you will not fall halfway through.

-- The visionary who brokered the alliance that overthrew Japan's feudal government and launched the country into modernity

I shall dedicate myself utterly, giving everything until death claims me.

-- The legendary chancellor and military strategist of the Shu Han kingdom during China's Three Kingdoms period