The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.
It's interesting, isn't it? Being in the world.
Hold on to your life and make it honest and brave.
To the courtiers flushed with wine, life was pleasure, and pleasure life.
The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.
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.