Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.

Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.

The way of the Samurai is found in death.

Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.

In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.

Go ahead and gamble a lie. A person who will not tell you seven lies within a hundred yards is useless as a man.

The end is important in all things.

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

You are my eternal love and I am your eternal beloved. That is the truth I came to believe.

[A]ny being with the supposed capacity to create the logically impossible must himself be logically impossible.

...You know, one good apple can spoil the rest, ” Colonel Korn concluded with conscious irony.

Art is not a career - it's a life.

My looks arent going to help me explain mortgage-backed securities.

Adulthood is not an age, but a stage of knowledge of self.

Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth and the soul requires inward restfulness to attain its full height.

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

Insanity consists of building major structures upon foundations which do not exist.

A noble book! all men's book!