Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 - June 1, 1616), a military commander and Warring States daimyo in Japan at the end of the Warring States Period, the Azuchi-Momoyama Period, and the Edo Period, and the first generation of the Edo Shogunate General Zhengyi, one of the Three Heroes of Japan's Warring States Period (the other two are Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). Outstanding statesman and military strategist. Born in Okazaki Castle near Nagoya, his father was Matsudaira Hirotada, the lord of Okazaki Castle, and his mother was Hirotada's principal wife in Onogata (Dentōin). His original surname was Matsudaira, but he changed his surname to Tokugawa by imperial decree in 1567.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's famous sayings

Only tireless love and calm concern are the true joy of a mother.

Whether a person is wise or foolish is determined by his mind.

Disputes that do not occur when you are strong must occur when you are weak.

The word "monk" literally means leaving home. This family is a family that contains all kinds of contradictions in this world. Giving up this family is to achieve a new goal.

There is no enemy more terrifying than your own heart.

Ieyasu is sincere from beginning to end, and it is this sincerity that makes everyone bow to him.

The rivers and seas do not allow small streams to become large, and Mount Tai does not allow rough soil to reach its height.

Once people become ambitious, they will have many fantasies, as if they have discovered thousands of treasures.

Everyone is committed to the survival of their lives, including their ancient ancestors and descendants.

One's own way can be established in the world, and the world's way can also be found in one's own body.

On the battlefield, no matter who is a little bit arrogant, they will be destroyed and even destroyed.

Fantasy is as wild as it can be, but right now it is far from satisfactory.

There is no good or evil in life. Only the eyes can decide. It will be a big mistake. When you say who is good and who is evil, you must have a bias in your heart, thinking that those who satisfy themselves are good people and those who dissatisfy themselves are evil people. Remove bias and people become a blank sheet of paper. Wherever you put this white paper and how much you desire, it will be dyed with different colors.

When you are scared, the other person is also scared. It's just that people who are good at controlling themselves don't let others see it.

All confusion comes from inner hesitation.

A person who conscientiously completes the assigned tasks can be called a capable official. Those who take everything into consideration, can immediately connect their responsibilities to world conditions, and make appropriate decisions can be important ministers. Therefore, in many cases, officials cannot be good ministers, and important ministers do not necessarily need to be good officials.

Morale is as ridiculous as ethos. Once a strong wind blows somewhere, even if it is of no benefit, some people will flock to it, otherwise, it will disappear quietly.

In life, we often have no control over our own actions. There are three sharp swords above our heads: destiny and destiny.

The real power comes from justice. If we do not take the right path as the foundation, all actions will become unethical. You may be able to deceive others, but you cannot deceive yourself. This is the fate of man.

Some things cannot be obtained by spying and killing, but they can be protected by grabbing people's hearts. --Ieyasu

When a person feels that the end is coming, he will take the initiative to integrate his life into nature.

When something happens, he either pats you on the shoulder and laughs it off, or secretly decides to be cruel. It must be one of the two.

The world belongs to the people of the world, which does not mean that it only belongs to the current people, but also to thousands of future generations.

Time is the best medicine. As time goes by, new experiences will cover up old traces, so there is no need to deliberately forget them.

Treating everyone in the world equally, regardless of one another, is what is called sincerity.

There is no doubt that life is determined by hard work or not, but it is undeniable that will cannot completely control a person's destiny.

Generally, the relationship is hostility and fighting. At most, it can only destroy evil and show righteousness, but it will leave resentment in the end. The more opposition there is between existence and non-existence, the deeper the resentment becomes. However, if you have a pen, you must have paper. Pen and paper are opposite and complementary to each other. --Tian Hai

There is no better shield in the world than Yin Ren. Only those who can endure what others cannot tolerate will become great in the future. --Ieyasu

I don’t know the coming and going of life, and the Buddha also doesn’t know the end.

Everyone has dreams, but the difficulty lies in making them come true.

People often say that there are two types of talented people in the world: one is those who rely on their own talents and go their own way and want to trample the world under their feet; the other is those who do not easily reveal their talents and keep a low profile and are good at tempering. . The talent of the former is like a dog with white clouds, and will turn into dust in a moment. Only the latter can achieve great achievements. -- Maeda Toshiie

In the final analysis, utensils are used by people, not to drive people.

There are winners and losers in wars, and people have a natural tendency to help the weak.

You cannot violate the destiny, but you can know the destiny and do your best.

People must restrain their desires and know how to tolerate.

What is invisible is always taboo.

If the enemy provokes you even a little bit, you will become angry and attack you violently. This is the act of a small soldier but the courage of an ordinary man. A general will never be moved by provocation or disparagement.

A strategy that ignores emotions is not a real strategy.

There is a kind of force that invisibly affects people's destiny, that is, there is a difference between the wise and the foolish.

This is the case for everyone, just like people will not be grateful for their own hands and feet. Things that exist as a matter of course, when it exists without a doubt, people tend to complain about it, or complain at every turn. .

In the historical context from the past to the present, there are traces of the future.

Fighting involves strategies and tactics, but what is more influential than these is morale, the confidence in victory or defeat, and the tenacity to be ready for attack.

Once a person is obsessed with greed, endless pain will accompany him throughout his life.