“He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.”
― New Spring
― New Spring
“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return”
― The Bhagavad Gita
― The Bhagavad Gita
“Love is a christian word. Love is a christian thought, a christian ideal. We have no word for 'love' as I understand you to mean it. Duty, loyalty, honor, respect, desire, those words and thoughts are what we have, all that we need.”
― Shōgun, Volume 1
― Shōgun, Volume 1
“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.”
― Shōgun
― Shōgun
“We lie best when we lie to ourselves.”
― It
― It
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