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> [Life and death, union and separation, follow hard upon one another. Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one's achieve­ments. These alone count in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/life-and-death-union-and-separation-follow-hard-upon-one-another/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

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## More by Yoshida Shoin

> [Life and death, union and separation, follow hard upon one another. Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one's achieve­ments. These alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/life-and-death-union-and-separation-follow-hard-upon-one-another/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [ It seems hopeless, hopeless. Those who eat meat \[at public expense\] are a mean, selfish lot, and so the country is doomed. Our only… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/it-seems-hopeless-hopeless-those-who-eat-meat-at-public-expense-are-a/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [To consider oneself different from ordinary men is wrong, but it is right to hope that one will not remain like ordinary men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/to-consider-oneself-different-from-ordinary-men-is-wrong-but-it-is/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [If a general and his men fear death and are apprehensive over possible defeat, then they will unavoidably suffer defeat and death. But if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/if-a-general-and-his-men-fear-death-and-are-apprehensive-over/)

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> [What is important in a leader is a resolute will and determination. A man may be versatile and learned, but if he lacks resoluteness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/what-is-important-in-a-leader-is-a-resolute-will-and-determination-a/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [Once a man's will is set, he need no longer rely on others or expect anything from the world. His vision encompasses Heaven and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/once-a-man-s-will-is-set-he-need-no-longer-rely-on-others-or-expect/)

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> [If the body dies, it does no harm to the mind, but if the mind dies, one can no longer act as a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/if-the-body-dies-it-does-no-harm-to-the-mind-but-if-the-mind-dies-one/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [Once the will is resolved, one's spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant's will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/once-the-will-is-resolved-one-s-spirit-is-strengthened-even-a-peasant/)

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> [When I consider the state of things in our fief, I find that those who hold positions and receive official stipends are incapable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/when-i-consider-the-state-of-things-in-our-fief-i-find-that-those-who/)

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> [As things stand now the feudal lords are content to look on while the shogunate carries on in a highhanded manner. Neither the lords…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/as-things-stand-now-the-feudal-lords-are-content-to-look-on-while-the/)

[Yoshida Shoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-shoin/)

> [One who aspires to greatness should read and study, pursuing the True Way with such a firm resolve that he is perfectly straightforward and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-shoin/one-who-aspires-to-greatness-should-read-and-study-pursuing-the-true/)

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