Ieyasu Tokugawa Quotes

• The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. Patience means restraining one's inclinations. There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient. I am not as strong as I might be, but I have long known and practiced patience. And if my descendants wish to be as I am, they must study patience.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Strong, Hate, Grief

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• To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Wisdom, Enemy, Demise

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• Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Imperfection, Despair, Rooms

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• Find fault with thyself rather than with others.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Faults, Thyself

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• There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Hate, War, Grief

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• After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Victory, Helmet, Cords

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• Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Journey, Long, Life Is Like

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• When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Heart, Roots, Forever

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• Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Bird, Waiting, Littles

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• Patience is the key to any battle.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Keys, Battle

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• The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Patience, Strong, Strong Man

  "Bend, Not Break: 9 Powerful Traits of Resilient People" by Faisal Hoque, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 6, 2014.

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• Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Steps, Steady, Slow And Steady

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• Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Winning, Race, Fables

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• Give the peasants neither life nor death.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Giving, Peasants

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• Life means that I can live to see tomorrow.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Mean, Tomorrow, Life Means

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• Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Patience, Mean, Inclination

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• Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.

  Ieyasu Tokugawa

  Roots, Forever, Forbearance

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