Ieyasu Tokugawa Quotes

#1. Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.

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#2. Patience is the key to any battle.

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#3. To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

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#4. When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.

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#5. Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you

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#6. Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

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#7. Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.

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#8. Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

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#9. Give the peasants neither life nor death.

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#10. Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

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#11. Life means that I can live to see tomorrow.

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#12. After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

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#13. There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient.

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