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

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

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

It does happen, of course, that the priesthood has been on bad terms with womankind for some three thousand years. You see, Buddhism teaches that women are evil. Fiends. Messengers of hell. I've spent years immersed in the scriptures, so it's no accident that you and I fight all the time.

A wise man who cultivates wisdom may sometimes drown in it.

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

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