Thyself Quotes by Ieyasu Tokugawa

Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Find fault with thyself rather than with others.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Patience is the key to any battle.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

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

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

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

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

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then…

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Life means that I can live to see tomorrow.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Give the peasants neither life nor death.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

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

— Ieyasu Tokugawa