Great character is forged through hardships.

Oh, you crows! Feast away! What a spread! Soup straight from the eye sockets! And thick red sake! But don't have too much Or you'll surely get drunk.

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

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

See, see how the sun has moved onward while we talked. Nothing can stop it in its course. Prayers cannot halt the revolving of nature. It is the same with human life. Victory and defeat are one in the vast stream of life. Victory is the beginning of defeat, and who can rest safely in victory? Impermanence is the nature of all things of this world. Even you will find your ill fortunes too will change. It is easy to understand the impatience of the old, whose days are numbered, but why should you young ones fret when the future is yours?

Don't yield! Keep up your courage! The same sun looks down on all of us!

If a man wanted to put the entire universe in his breast, he couldn't do it with his chest stuck out.