Tokugawa Ieyasu
Unified Japan, Tokugawa shogunate
Sayings by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Give the peasants neither life nor death.
Give the peasants neither life nor death.
Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you.
Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you.
Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.
Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.
If the lack of freedom is considered normal, there will be no complaints.
If the lack of freedom is considered normal, there will be no complaints.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
Patience means restraining one’s inclinations.
The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.
Life is like walking along a long road with a heavy load on your shoulders.
First secure the rice, then add the seasonings.
The strong eat the weak. That is the law of nature.
Life is like walking a long road with a heavy pack. One must never hurry.
He who knows how to conquer, knows also how to yield.
The world is full of people who are good at talking but bad at doing.
A man's life is but a fleeting dream.
To be victorious, one must first learn to lose.
When you have power, you have enemies.