Beyond the shadow of a doubt, food was more important than a woman's suffering.

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

The bitter winds in February were sometimes called the First East Winds, but the longing for spring somehow made them seem more piercing.

Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise of religion, they are nothing more than self-serving agitators.

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

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

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