Shōgun

A man’s fate is a man’s fate and life is but an illusion.

Like dew I was born Like dew I vanish ..and all that I have ever done Is but a dream Within a dream

Love is a christian word. Love is a christian thought, a christian ideal. We have no word for 'love' as I understand you to mean it. Duty, loyalty, honor, respect, desire, those words and thoughts are what we have, all that we need.

In war and in peace, a good enemy can be more valuable than a good ally.

Men don't apologize to ladies. Whatever they do is correct.

When a man's pride is injured, death is a small price to repay the insult.

For a woman, old age is never pretty.

Who knows what tomorrow will bring Tomorrow is in the hands of God Tomorrow will be a lovely day.

To think bad thoughts is really the easiest in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral you down into ever-increasing unhappiness.

It's good for a man to get drunk once in a while. It releases all the evil spirits.

Sometimes full agreements, delicate agreements, should not be reduced into writing.

You must be patient before you criticize.

Secrets never leave you in peace, however much you wish or pray.

A wise man prepares for treachery.

It’s only Christian to be chivalrous to your enemies.

It is not wise to notice another man's woman.

You can find friends in manure, sometimes, my son.

Christianity is a religion. Not a political ideology.

Women don't have wisdom or knowledge in political things.

Death and life are the same thing. This is the immutable law of nature.

The word of God surpasses earthly orders.

You don't know for certain about God until you're dead.

Patience is important for a man, vital for a leader. And a thirst for knowledge is a good quality too

It is sometimes wise to be abstract.

Leave the problems of God to God and karma to karma. Today you’re here and nothing you can do will change that. Today you’re alive and here and honored, and blessed with good fortune. Look at this sunset, it’s beautiful, neh? This sunset exists. Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now. Please look. It is so beautiful and it will never happen ever again, never, not this sunset, never in all infinity. Lose yourself in it, make yourself one with nature and do not worry about karma, yours, mine, or that of the village.

Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience. Patience is very important. The strong are the patient ones, Anjin-san. patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don't give way to the seven, you're patient, then you'll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.

Always remember, child" her first teacher had impressed on her, "that to think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral you down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that need disipline –training- is about. So train your mind to dwell on sweet perfumes, the touch of this silk, tender raindrops against the shoji, the curve of the flower arrangement, the tranquillity of dawn. Then, at length, you won't have to make such a great effort and you will be of value to yourself,…

It's a saying they have, that a man has a false heart in his mouth for the world to see, another in his breast to show to his special friends and his family, and the real one, the true one, the secret one, which is never known to anyone except to himself alone, hidden only God knows where.

How beautiful life is and how sad! How fleeting, with no past and no future, only a limitless now.

Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life.

.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction.

Isn't it only through laughter that we become one with the gods and thus can endure life and can overcome all the horror and waste and suffering here on earth? Like tonight, watching all those brave men meet their fate here, on this shore, on this gentle night, through a karma ordained a thousand lifetimes ago, or perhaps even one. Isn’t it only through laughter we can stay human?

Love is a Christian word, Anjin-san. Love is a Christian thought, a Christian ideal. We have no word for 'love' as I understand you to mean it. Duty, loyalty, honor, respect, desire, those words and thoughts are what we have, all that we need.

First the priests arrive. Then the conquistadores.

What can I do to help thee?" he asked. "Believe there is a tomorrow.

There is no dignity for either the sufferer or the torturer

It's always important to take time to study men -- important men. Friends and enemies.

We have a saying that time has no single measure, that time can be like frost or lightning or a tear or siege or storm or sunset, or even like a rock.

Isn't man but a blossom taken by the wind, and only the mountains and the sea and the stars and this Land of the Gods real and everlasting?

How can a man be so brave and so stupid, so gentle and so cruel, so warming and so detestable -- all at the same time?

Perhaps that is why we love life so much, Anjin-san. You see, we have to. Death is part of our air and sea and earth. You should know, Anjin-san, in this Land of Tears, death is our heritage.

Of what real value is a title? The power is the only important thing

He remembered the pride-filled glow that had swamped Gyoko's face and he wondered again at the bewildering gullibility of people. How baffling it was that even the most cunning and clever people would frequently see only what they wanted to see, and would rarely look beyond the thinnest of facades. Or they would ignore reality, dismissing it as the facade. And then, when their whole world fell to pieces and they were on their knees slitting their bellies or cutting their throats, or cast out into the freezing world, they would tear their topknots or rend their clothes and bewail their karma, blaming gods or kami or luck or their lords or husbands or vassals -- anything or anything -- but never themselves.

The law may upset reason but reason may never upset the law, or our whole society will shred like an old tatami. The law may be used to confound reason, reason must certainly not be used to overthrow the law.

Men need to whisper secrets, Lady. That’s what makes them different from us – they need to share secrets, but we women only reveal them to gain an advantage.

You're a cruel, cold-gutted, heartless bastard but you've got majesty, no doubt about that.

Always remember, child... that to think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral you down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one onf the things that discipline - training - is about.

Patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don’t give way to the seven, you’re patient, then you’ll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.’

Oare ce-s nourii Daca nu o justificare a cerului? Oare ce-i viata Daca nu o amanare a mortii?

Listen, if you want peace you must learn to drink cha from an empty cup.

Why is she afraid?" he asked. "She's not Anjin-san. Just a little nervous. Please excuse her. She's never seen a foreigner close to before." "Tell her when the moon's full, barbarians sprout horns and fire comes out of our mouths like dragons.

What is pain to a man? A privilege! Masking pain is the measure of a man.

This sunset exists. Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now. Please look. It is so beautiful and it will never happen ever again, never, not this sunset, never in all infinity.