Eiji Yoshikawa Quotes

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  • Sincerity, even if it speaks with a stutter, will sound eloquent when inspired.

    Sound   Inspired   Speak  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.256, Kodansha International
  • The truth of the scholar, alone in his study, does not always accord with what the world at large considers to be true.

    Truth   Doe   World  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • Every act is an expression of one's self.

  • 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.

    Art   War   Sleep  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1989). “The Art of War”, Pocket
  • Don't yield! Keep up your courage! The same sun looks down on all of us!

    Yield   Looks   Sun  
    Yoshikawa, Eiji (1989). “Heike Story, The”, p.146, Tuttle Publishing
  • The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.

    Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket
  • It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.

    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • It's no good to want to win still more when you have already won.

    Winning   Want   Stills  
  • Enemies were teachers in disguise.

    Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket
  • The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through which one may enter.

    Wall   Together   Cracks  
  • Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise of religion, they are nothing more than self-serving agitators.

    Self   Law   People  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.359, Kodansha International
  • It does happen, of course, that the priesthood has been on bad terms with womankind for some three thousand years. You see, Buddhism teaches that women are evil. Fiends. Messengers of hell. I've spent years immersed in the scriptures, so it's no accident that you and I fight all the time.

    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.

    Important   Want   Born  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • To Kiyomori each stall, each soul here seemed borne under by the crushing weight of the world; everyone here was a pitiful weed, trodden underfoot -- a conglomeration of human lives putting down roots in this slime, living and letting live in the struggle to survive; and he was stirred by the fearful and magnificent courage communicated by the scene.

    Crush   Weed   Struggle  
  • I want to dedicate myself to training and discipline. I want to spend every moment of every day working to improve myself.

    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • Think what you like. There are people who die by remaining alive and others who gain life by dying.

    Thinking   People   Dying  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • It's interesting, isn't it? Being in the world.

  • it is easy to surpass a predecessor, but difficult to avoid being surpassed by a successor.

    Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry (1989). “Way of Life and Death”, Pocket
  • I wouldn't say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That's what's extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts he may have. Knowing he is ordinary, he is constantly trying to improve himself. No one appreciates the agonizing effort he's had to make. Now that his years of training have yielded such spectacular results, everybody's talking about his 'God-given talent.' That's how men who don't try very hard comfort themselves.

    Men   Talking   Years  
  • Great character is forged through hardships.

  • The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

    Eiji Yoshikawa (2012). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.1255, Vertical, Inc.
  • People tend to be put off by the idea of selling sex, but if you spend a winter's night with one of them and talk with her about her family and so on, you're likely to find she's just like any other woman.

    Sex   Winter   Night  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • If a man wanted to put the entire universe in his breast, he couldn't do it with his chest stuck out.

    Men   Stuck   Breasts  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.890, Kodansha International
  • Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.

    Strong   Heart   Warrior  
  • ...you're going to find people from all over the country, everyone hungry for money and position. You won't make a name for yourself just doing what the next man does. You'll have to distinguish yourself in some way.

    Country   Men   Names  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • Beyond the shadow of a doubt, food was more important than a woman's suffering.

    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • To the courtiers flushed with wine, life was pleasure, and pleasure life.

  • A wise man who cultivates wisdom may sometimes drown in it.

    Wise   Wisdom   Men  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (2000). “Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan”, p.379, Kodansha International
  • 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.

    Eye   Drunk   Crow  
    Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
  • The bitter winds in February were sometimes called the First East Winds, but the longing for spring somehow made them seem more piercing.

    Spring   Wind   East  
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