Eiji Yoshikawa Quotes

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• Fighting isn't all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat and a place to sleep, are mere vagabonds. A serious student is much more concerned with training his mind and disciplining his spirit than with developing martial skills.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Art, War, Sleep

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1989). “The Art of War”, Pocket

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• Great character is forged through hardships.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Character, Hardship, Great Character

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• The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object--the joy of living--is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Adversity, Joy, Mountain

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• I wouldn't say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That's what's extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts he may have. Knowing he is ordinary, he is constantly trying to improve himself. No one appreciates the agonizing effort he's had to make. Now that his years of training have yielded such spectacular results, everybody's talking about his 'God-given talent.' That's how men who don't try very hard comfort themselves.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Men, Talking, Years

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• The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Borders, Success And Failure, Life Happiness

  Eiji Yoshikawa (2012). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.1255, Vertical, Inc.

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• It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Crush, Enemy, Impossible

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Think what you like. There are people who die by remaining alive and others who gain life by dying.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Thinking, People, Dying

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• ...you're going to find people from all over the country, everyone hungry for money and position. You won't make a name for yourself just doing what the next man does. You'll have to distinguish yourself in some way.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Country, Men, Names

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• It's interesting, isn't it? Being in the world.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Interesting, World

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• Enemies were teachers in disguise.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Teacher, Enemy, Disguise

  Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket

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• I want to dedicate myself to training and discipline. I want to spend every moment of every day working to improve myself.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Discipline, Training, Want

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Strong, Heart, Warrior

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• When a woman dislikes the man who is courting her, she parries him cleverly, like a willow in the wind.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Men, Wind, Dating

  Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.146, Kodansha International

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• Every act is an expression of one's self.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Self, Expression, Action

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• Danger was the grindstone on which the swordsman whetted his spirit. Enemies were teachers in disguise.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Teacher, Enemy, Spirit

  Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket

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• It's no good to want to win still more when you have already won.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Winning, Want, Stills

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• See, see how the sun has moved onward while we talked. Nothing can stop it in its course. Prayers cannot halt the revolving of nature. It is the same with human life. Victory and defeat are one in the vast stream of life. Victory is the beginning of defeat, and who can rest safely in victory? Impermanence is the nature of all things of this world. Even you will find your ill fortunes too will change. It is easy to understand the impatience of the old, whose days are numbered, but why should you young ones fret when the future is yours?

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Prayer, Victory And Defeat, World

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• The world is always full of the sound of waves.
  The little fishes, abandoning themselves to the waves, dance and sing and play, but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows its depth?

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Heart, Sea, Play

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Sincerity, even if it speaks with a stutter, will sound eloquent when inspired.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Sound, Inspired, Speak

  Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.256, Kodansha International

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• I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Important, Want, Born

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Life And Death, Lines, Eyelids

  Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket

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• it is easy to surpass a predecessor, but difficult to avoid being surpassed by a successor.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Easy, Difficult, Successors

  Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket

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• There's not much benefit in attacking an empty house.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  House, Benefits, Empty

  Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.391, Kodansha International

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• Hold on to your life and make it honest and brave.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Brave, Honest

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• The truth of the scholar, alone in his study, does not always accord with what the world at large considers to be true.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Truth, Doe, World

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers

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