東三河狂人日記

"After I die, make a tomb like an ichirizuka. No need for Buddhist memorial service. Offer as many heads of the enemy as you can at my grave. Do not surrender to the enemy. If your luck has run out, fight to the death gracefully. That is filial duty to me, nothing more." (By Nagano Narimasa ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"A battle doesn't depend on the number of men. You can't win a battle, no matter how large the number of men, unless you can get them all together." (By Tachibana Muneshige ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"The water of the Kamo River, the dice of Sugoroku, the mountain priest, these are the things that never work out as I expect." (By Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"You have exterminated all the ruffians in the countries in such a short period of time. Your military prowess is the best in the world. The rebirth of the Ashikaga Shogunate was possible because of you. I can only ask you to help the nation to rule with greater stability." (By Ashikaga Yoshiaki ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"There is a stance, there is no stance." (From The Book of Five Rings  by Miyamoto Musashi ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Is the falling May rain dew or are it my tears? Lesser cuckoo, please spread my name to the high heavens." (By Ashikaga Yoshiteru ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"To be and not to be, it depends on your attitude. High in the sky, the moon is white, and the white snow is pure." (By Mogami Yoshiaki ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Life is like a box of matches. To take it too seriously is ridiculous. To take it not seriously enough is dangerous." (From Shuju no kotoba ( 侏儒の言葉 ) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Wait for me on the road to the underworld. Even if there is a back and forth in the order of death." (By Benkei ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"All other than me are my teachers." (By Eiji Yoshikawa ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"What is not to my liking is to my benefit." (By Nabeshima Naoshige ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Training is important, but it's not the only thing. The most important thing is the commitment of battles. I always plan the strategy carefully, like the first battle, and I don't fight unless I'm sure that I can win." (By Yamagata Masakage ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"When the east wind blows, flourish in full bloom, you plum blossoms! Even though you lose your master, don't be oblivious to spring." (By Sugawara no Michizane ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Even the demon gods can not come close to my spearhead." (By Imagawa Yoshimoto ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"A thin frog, don't lose this wrestling game. Here I am, Issa." (By Kobayashi Issa ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"The months and days are the travellers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers." (From Oku no Hosomichi  by Matsuo Bashō ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realise I have spent whole days before this inkstone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts that have entered my head." (From Tsurezuregusa , Yoshida Kenkō ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"Don't force the war. Protect the young emperor. You should be afraid of the Genji army led by Yoritomo in Kamakura and the Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa in the capital." (By Taira no Kiyomori ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"This Civil Code will destroy the loyalty and filial piety of this country." (By Hozumi Yatsuka ) -  To read this article in Japanese

"You'll know it when you talk to me." (By Inukai Tsuyoshi ) -  To read this article in Japanese