It's no good to want to win still more when you have already won.

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.

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

To the courtiers flushed with wine, life was pleasure, and pleasure life.

Fighting isn't all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat and a place to sleep, are mere vagabonds. A serious student is much more concerned with training his mind and disciplining his spirit than with developing martial skills.

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.