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

Danger was the grindstone on which the swordsman whetted his spirit. Enemies were teachers in disguise.

People tend to be put off by the idea of selling sex, but if you spend a winter's night with one of them and talk with her about her family and so on, you're likely to find she's just like any other woman.

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.

Love was like a toothache.

The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through which one may enter.