Eiji Yoshikawa Quotes

Anywhere there is life, there are eyes. And things, too, speak to those who have ears to hear.

The world is always full of the sound of waves.The little fishes, abandoning themselves to the waves, dance and sing, and play, but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it depth?

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.

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