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

“Sometimes it's wiser to give a quarry extra line -- that's how to catch a fish, neh?”

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


“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.”