“The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.”

The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

Tears at times have the weight of speech.

There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.

A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.

Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Time is generally the best doctor.

It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.

And besides, we lovers fear everything.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.

Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.

Surveys like this are also conducted by other countries. We should handle this calmly under international law.

The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

Japan will calmly proceed with its activities in line with international law.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.

I’m happy when things are just kind of calm.