Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
Ieyasu Tokugawa

Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.
Ieyasu Tokugawa

Give the peasants neither life nor death.
Ieyasu Tokugawa

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

Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.
Ieyasu Tokugawa

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

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