Daniel Wood > Daniel's Quotes

“What is to give light must endure burning.”
― Victor Frankl

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.”
― Uesugi Kenshin

“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

“You can only fight the way you practice”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

“Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.”
― Miyamoto Musashi

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Be where your enemy is not.”
― Sun Tzu

“When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away...”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“To the confusion of our enemies.”
― J. Robert Oppenheimer

“Knowledge cannot be pursued without morality.”
― J. Robert Oppenheimer

“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.”
― J. Robert Oppenheimer

“It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray.”
― Yagyu Munenori, The Life-Giving Sword: The Secret Teachings From the House of the Shogun

“Hold on to your life and make it honest and brave.”
― Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi

“Die? Then so be it.”
― Eiji Yoshikawa

“The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.”
― Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
― Confucius

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
― Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
― Confucius

“To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”
― Confucius

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”
― Confucius

“Have no friends not equal to yourself.”
― Confucius

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”
― Confucius

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”
― Confucious

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
― Confucius

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”
― Confucius, The Sayings of Confucius

“He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.”
― Confucius

“Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.”
― Confucius