500 – 1500 CE
The age of knights, samurai, and Renaissance city-states.
If the cuckoo will not sing, kill it.
— Oda Nobunaga
"If the cuckoo will not sing, kill it."
Beware of shedding blood; trust not in that, for blood that is spilt never slumbers.
— Saladin
"Beware of shedding blood; trust not in that, for blood that is spilt never slumb..."
Act, and God will act.
— Joan of Arc
"Act, and God will act."
Life is like a long journey with a heavy burden; let your step be slow and steady.
— Tokugawa Ieyasu
"Life is like a long journey with a heavy burden; let your step be slow and stead..."
Do nothing which is of no use.
— Miyamoto Musashi
"Do nothing which is of no use."
There is no spot on my body but bears a wound, yet here I die in my bed, as the cowards die.
— Khalid ibn al-Walid
"There is no spot on my body but bears a wound, yet here I die in my bed, as the ..."
"Rule the realm by force of arms."
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
— Niccolò Machiavelli
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
If the cuckoo will not sing, wait for it.
"If the cuckoo will not sing, wait for it."
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
"Never was anything great achieved without danger."
People are your castle, people are your walls, people are your moat.
— Takeda Shingen
"People are your castle, people are your walls, people are your moat."
I am not afraid; I was born to do this.
"I am not afraid; I was born to do this."
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