Inazo Nitobe Quotes

″‘Human life has sorrow;’ ‘They who meet must part;’ ‘He that is born must die;’ ‘It is foolish to count the years of a child that is gone, but a woman’s heart will indulge in follies;‘”

“Courage is doing what is right.”

“There are, if I may so say, three powerful spirits, which have from time to time, moved on the face of the waters, and given a predominant impulse to the moral sentiments and energies of mankind. These are the spirits of liberty, of religion, and of honor.”

“In the heat of battle he remains cool; in the midst of catastrophes he keeps level his mind.”

“You are to be proud of your enemy; then the success of your enemy is your success also.”

“A truly brave man is ever serene; he is never taken by surprise; nothing ruffles the equanimity of his spirit.”

“When others blame thee, blame them not; when others are angry at thee, return not anger.”