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 encou….

...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 ….

Great character is forged through hardships..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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….

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….

Don't yield! Keep up your courage! The same sun looks down on all of us!.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enemies were teachers in disguise..

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

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