Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

Continue to spur a running horse.

Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one's own strength; to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live within the everyday mind... then the Great Way is right before your eyes.

If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

All of man’s work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require effort are avoided. I would like young men to have some understanding of this.

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

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.