"To cut and slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing is nothing more than touching the enemy."

"If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat."

"In the Wu Tzu it says: "He who would save his life shall lose it, and he who would give up his life shall save it.""

"It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama."

"Through the autumn fields; his steed, swift as typhoon winds; the arrow, fleeter."

"If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains."

"The depths of winter; the wolf stalks his prey by night; red blood on white snow."

"With your spirit calm, attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last. The spirit is to win in the depths of the enemy."

"One must never be perfidious to his master. In the Lun Yu it says: "One should act according to the way even in times of haste. One should act according to the way even in times of danger. It says further: 'When one is serving his master, he should exert himself.""

"My wake leaves little; but as ripples reach the sea; they become great waves."

"The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle."

"Crossing the river; takes me from the familiar; to new adventures."

"Dreaded shikome! The winter of life revealed; my soul is now free."

"By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?"

"In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons."

"Nobody is driven in to war by ignorance, and no one who thinks he will gain anything from it is deterred by fear."

"They have an abundance of gold and silver, and these make war, like other things, go smoothly."

"When there is mutual fear, men think twice before they make aggression upon one another."

"The true contempt of an invader is shown by deeds of valour in the field."

"Alea iacta est (The die is cast)."

"In war important events result from trivial causes."

"Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)."

"War gives the right of the conquerors to impose any conditions they please upon the vanquished."

"A large army is always disorderly."

"The god of war hates those who hesitate."

"One of you is worth more than any number of them!"

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

"Courage may be taught as a child is taught to speak."

"Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war)."

"Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home."

"The sinews of war are infinite money."

"The wise man speaks because he has something to say, the fool because he has to say something"

"We make war so that we may live in peace"

"War, as the saying goes, is full of false alarms"

"In war, truth is the first casualty."

"A people's voice is dangerous when charged with wrath."

"I think the slain care little if they sleep or rise again."

"Eastern factions: The desert is ours. It is my home. Invaders come here, but they do not leave. They do not understand the desert; they do not understand how it gives life, and how it kills. So they die, and we grow stronger. The dead, now, the dead cannot pass on their newfound wisdom...so invaders keep coming, keep trying to take our lands and our wealth. But then, wealth flows through this land. And if our people have one thing, it is the love of wealth. It is sweeter than water, it is more powerful than the sword, for any sword can be turned aside with a gold coin. Gold will buy a thousand warriors...and a thousand warriors, why, they are the start of an empire!"

"Carthage: Last night, the crying of the children kept me awake...and I had a terrible vision. I saw the fall of our city: bleached bones under a harsh sun; Carthage, gone! Why would Baal send such a vision? He is not cruel; he has watched over us. We have had victories aplenty in war. Our merchants sail to all corners of the world. Yet even now, I fear. I cannot help it. We are the envy of lesser people. They tell terrible lies about us. They do not understand, so they lie. But the Romans, they are the masters of falsehood. War will come, I am sure of it. So. I will have no more false visions...and I think the children will be quiet tonight."

"Even the bravest are frightened by sudden terrors."

"The proper arts of a general are judgement and prudence."

"A bad peace is even worse than war."

"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."

"Valour is the contempt of death and pain."

"Great empires are not maintained by timidity."

"They make a solitude and call it peace."

"War is not so much a matter of weapons as of money."