Takeda Shingen Professions : Daimyo Born : December 1, 1521 Died : May 13, 1573 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Takeda Shingen Knowledge is not power, it is only potential. Applying that knowledge is power. Understanding why and when to apply that knowledge is wisdom! Takeda Shingen understanding-why knowledge-is-power understanding Men with discrimination will be viewed as schemers; second, men with deep far-sightedness will be seen as cowards; and third, men with rough behaviour will be mistaken for real warriors. These are great errors. Takeda Shingen warrior real men Arouse a bee and it will come at you with the force of a dragon. Takeda Shingen force dragons bees Learning is to a man as the leaves and branches are to a tree, and it can be said that he should not be without it. Takeda Shingen tree men war A man with deep far-sightedness will survey both the beginning and the end of a situation and continually consider its every facet as important. Takeda Shingen important ends men One who was born in the house of a warrior, regardless of his rank or class, first acquaints himself with a man of military feats and achievements in loyalty....Everyone knows that if a man doesn't hold filial piety toward his own parents he would also neglect his duties toward his lord. Such a neglect means a disloyalty toward humanity. Therefore such a man doesn't deserve to be called 'samurai'. Takeda Shingen loyalty military mean Zen has no secrets other than seriously thinking about life and death. Takeda Shingen life-and-death secret thinking Similar Authors Azai Nagamasa daimyo Hojo Soun daimyo Oda Nobunaga daimyo Kuroda Nagamasa daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi daimyo Uesugi Kenshin daimyo All Authors
