A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.

To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim.

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.

You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.

The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.