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.

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.

Love was like a toothache.

When a woman dislikes the man who is courting her, she parries him cleverly, like a willow in the wind.

Sincerity, even if it speaks with a stutter, will sound eloquent when inspired.