Through his mad fancying he remembered Mokunosuke's words: "Whoever you are, you are a man after all. You are no cripple with those fine limbs." Whether he was the son of an emperor or the child of an intrigue, was he not a child of the heavens and the earth?
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature taira-no-kiyomori the-heike-story
I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature taira-no-kiyomori the-heike-story
I seem to hear thousands of voices--the voices of the common folk in the marketplace--urging me to go forward and do what must be done. More is at stake now than my life. On me turns the future of the warriors. Let's not quibble longer, lest this rare opportunity slip through my fingers.
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature taira-no-kiyomori the-heike-story
Should misfortune visit the Court, that can only be the result of its continued abuses. If the palace is attacked, that can only be the result of misgovernment. I can hardly be held responsible for the outcome.
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature taira-no-kiyomori the-heike-story
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Die? Then so be it.
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature taira-no-kiyomori the-heike-story
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Don't yield! Keep up your courage! The same sun looks down on all of us!
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Ah, you pitiful, pitiful creatures! Beautiful family! Nobler far than stupid men..." he cried softly to himself. What was he doing here with his arrow? Cornering these creatures? Armor--an armor to brag about! Save his dignity before that armor-maker because of a promise? Foolish...foolish! If the old man jeered at him, why should it matter anymore; a common suit of armor would do as well! Armor did not make a man, nor did it signify valor.
"Dumb creatures that you are, how magnificent! Sorrow, love--parental love incarnate! Were I that fox--what if Tokiko and Shigemori were trapped like this? Even the beast can rise above itself--could I as much?
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Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature the-heike-story
See, see how the sun has moved onward while we talked. Nothing can stop it in its course. Prayers cannot halt the revolving of nature. It is the same with human life. Victory and defeat are one in the vast stream of life. Victory is the beginning of defeat, and who can rest safely in victory? Impermanence is the nature of all things of this world. Even you will find your ill fortunes too will change. It is easy to understand the impatience of the old, whose days are numbered, but why should you young ones fret when the future is yours?
Eiji YoshikawaTag: japanese-literature the-heike-story
Isn't there someone kind enough to come strangle me in my sleep?
Ryūnosuke AkutagawaTag: sleep japanese-literature
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