“It's not a matter of a creature's individual worth. It's a matter of a creature's personal feelings.”
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“It's not a matter of a creature's individual worth. It's a matter of a creature's personal feelings.”
“If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
“Cherry blossoms in Spring. Stars cover the sky on Summer. Full moon shines on Autumn and in Winter, the snow covers the ground. All these things make sake taste good. If it tastes bad, it's because there is something wrong in you.”
“The dead don't desire revenge, but the happiness of the living.”
“There are things that cannot be taken back. But the world will keep on spinning whether you laugh or you cry. High school life will eventually end too.”
“It is fine to assume that the Master's role is to support the battle from the back. But there are always exceptions. There are Masters who can only fight head on.”
“This era is not so simple that you can put everything on your shoulders and be the only sacrifice. And, at the same time, one person's happiness isn't that simple, either. If you should fall as a sacrifice, one girl who came to Kyoto with the one wish to see you will definitely face misfortune. Remember that. No matter how strong you get, you are just a human being. There is no need for you to either become Buddha, or a murderer.”
“Accepting one's own strength, and the strength of others, is an important quality of a swordsman.”
“I suppose having your name recorded in the history books is a form of immortality. But if that just means your name gets passed down for two thousand years and nothing else, I'd have preferred to have even a hundredth of that added to my actual life.”
“How does one figure out if they're in love with a member of the opposite sex?”
“There's no point in incapable people pushing themselves. You're better off calling for an expert in the field.”
“When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart.”
“No matter how strong one may be, no one can stop the flow of time.”
“Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not.”
“Everything we see, everyone we meet, is caught up in a great unseen flow. But it's bigger than that. It's the entire world, the entire universe even. And compared to something as big as that, Al, you and I are tiny, not even the size of ants. Only one small part within a much greater flow. Nothing more than a fraction of the whole. But by putting all those "ones" together, you get one great "All", just like Teacher said. The flow of this universe follows laws of such magnitude that you and I can't even imagine them.”
“The flowers bloom, then wither... The stars shine and one day become extinct. This earth, the sun, the galaxies and even the big universe, someday will be destroyed. Compared with that, the human life is only a blink, just a little time. In that short time - people are born, laugh, cry, fight, are injured, feel joy, sadness, hate someone, love someone. All in just a moment. And then, are embraced by the eternal sleep called death.”
“People's mind are like alien existence. We don't know where they are, and we can barely scratch the surface of what they really are.”
“You'll only realize that you truly love someone if they already caused you enormous pain. Your enemies can never hurt you the way your loved ones can. It's the people close to your heart that can give you the most piercing wound. Love is a double-edged sword, it can heal the wound faster or it can sink the blade even deeper.”
“Our world is like a terminal cancer. Saying you'll change things through individual will is rambling of a peace-loving fool.”
“"The important thing is to take part." Famous words spoken by Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin during a speech. However, this quote tends to be frequently misused and serves as kind of a threat to force participation. There are tons of wild-goose chases in this world, y'know. If the most important thing is to take part, then surely one could find meaning in not taking part as well. And if everything's worth experiencing, then there's little doubt that the feeling of not experiencing something is, in itself, worth experiencing. In fact, you could even call it a valuable experience to not experience something everyone else does.”