Hojo Soun Professions : Daimyo Born : 1432 Died : 1519 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Hojo Soun Do not think you need necessarily have as fine swords and clothing as your neighbor. As long as they are not disreputable, they will do. And if you borrow and so lose your independence, you will be despised. Hojo Soun independence long thinking The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and flute and pipe. Hojo Soun reading writing friendship Go to bed before 8 p.m. Thieves generally break in between 12 and 2 a.m., so if you spend the evening in useless talk and go to bed late, you are likely to lose your valuables and your reputation as well. Save the firing and the light that will be wasted by staying up late and get up at four in the morning. Have a cold bath and say your prayers, and after you have dressed, give your orders for the day to your wife and children and retainers and so be ready to go on duty before 6 [a.m.] Hojo Soun prayer morning children Similar Authors Azai Nagamasa daimyo Oda Nobunaga daimyo Kuroda Nagamasa daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi daimyo Takeda Shingen daimyo Uesugi Kenshin daimyo All Authors
