Ieyasu Tokugawa

Find fault with thyself rather than with others. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#find #others #rather #than #thyself

I pray that this world will one day know peace... ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#inspirational

Give the peasants neither life nor death. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#give #life #neither #nor #peasants

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#discontent #imperfection #inconvenience #lot #mortals

Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#heavy #heavy burden #journey #life #like

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#arise #days #desires #extremity #heart

Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#steady #step #stumble #thou #thy

Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever. ↗

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

#forbearance #forever #quietness #root