Quotes from Eiji Yoshikawa

Tidak pantas bagi seorang samurai untuk memetik bunga di pinggir jalan ketika sedang berangkat ke medan perang (Read: Sekolah yang benar dulu lah, gak usah pacaran segala).

When Takuan had sentenced him to confinement, he had said, "You may read as much as you want. A famous priest of ancient times once said, 'I become immersed in the sacred scriptures and read thousands of volumes. When I come away, I find that my heart sees more than before.

She needed intimacy and a sense of partaking in, not just observing, real life.

Yes, you crows, Once in a while There's a need for housecleaning, But not only in Nara. It's nature's way To make everything new again. So spring can rise from the ground, We burn leaves, We burn fields. Sometimes we want snow to fall, Sometimes we want a housecleaning. 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.

Los pececillos, abandonándose a las olas, bailan, cantan y juegan, pero ¿quién conoce el corazón del mar a cien pies de la superficie? ¿Quién conoce su profundidad?

In an age hungry for young men of talent, this was no time to be distracted by a flower along the wayside.

El mundo es un muro de piedra -pensaba-, y han puesto las piedras tan juntas que no hay ni una sola rendija por la que uno pueda entrar.

You're safer out in the open than you are crouching in the woodshed listening for footsteps and going crazy.

Seorang samurai tidak bekerja sekadar untuk mengisi perut. Dia bukan budak makanan. Dia hidup untuk memenuhi panggilannya, untuk kewajiban dan pengabdian. Makanan hanyalah tambahan, sebuah berkah dari surga. Jangan menjadi laki-laki yang, karena terlalu sibuk mencari makan, menghabiskan hidupnya dalam kebimbangan.

Menurut satu aliran pemikiran, jika seseorang menguasai satu keterampilan, dia telah menguasai seluruh ilmu. Ilmu bela diri bukan jurus-jurus belaka-- ilmu bela diri menyangkut kematangan jiwa. Jika seseorang mengolah jiwanya dengan sungguh-sungguh, orang itu mampu menguasai segala sesuatu, termasuk seni belajar dan pemerintahan. Dia memandang dunia apa adanya, dan sanggup menilai orang.

The battlefield is no place for jokes

It's not just my body. I'm cold inside. Not disciplined properly. That's what it is. I still long to cling to warm flesh, like a baby, and I give in too quickly to sentimentality. Because I'm alone, I feel sorry for myself and envy people who have nice warm houses. At heart, I'm base and mean! Why can't I be thankful for independence and freedom to go where I choose? Why can't I hold on to my ideals and my pride?

Who among all the provincial lords—besides Lord Asakura—is a man upon whom we could rely? Who is the most reliable military leader in the country today? Does such a man exist?" "He

The authorities make them hate him. Otsu, these people are simple. They're afraid of the government, so afraid that if it so decrees, they'll drive away their fellow villagers, even their own kin.

Reputasi seseorang tak pernah ditetapkan sebelum dia mati." (Araki Murashige - Taiko)

Kalau orang tanpa kecerdasan memadai mencoba mengandalkan kecerdikannya, berarti dia bermain api.

ignoble or rebellious, what does it matter? I'm more interested

En vez de querer ser esto o aquello, conviértete en un gigante silencioso e inamovible. así es la montaña. No pierdas el tiempo tratando de impresionar a la gente. Si te conviertes en la clase de hombre a quien la gente puede respetar, te respetarán sin que hagas nada.

One's self is the basis of everything. Every action is a manifestation of the self. A person who doesn't know himself can do nothing for others." "What I meant—I wasn't acting to satisfy my own desires." "Shut up! Don't you see you're barely grown? There's nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what's good for it.

He's all mouth, and sassy to boot. Just looking for a sunny place to pick the dirt from his navel

La alternancia del auge y el declive es una ley universal. La prosperidad eterna no existe. El día de la derrota es el inicio de la victoria; y el día de la victoria es el inicio de la derrota que se experimentará algún día

A tea bowl that has no imperfections is said to be lacking in beauty

Tokichiro replied very seriously, "I like both women and sake. Everything in the world is good. But if you're not careful, even good things can turn against you.

Aquí estoy yo, viejo...¿No fuisteis vos quien me dijo una vez que yo era hijo del cielo y de la tierra con un cuerpo sano? Aquí está ese hijo. ¿Por qué tenemos que contar con la suerte?