I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.

To Kiyomori each stall, each soul here seemed borne under by the crushing weight of the world; everyone here was a pitiful weed, trodden underfoot -- a conglomeration of human lives putting down roots in this slime, living and letting live in the struggle to survive; and he was stirred by the fearful and magnificent courage communicated by the scene.

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.

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

I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.

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

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