Do not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of a real man.

If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way

That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.

Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.

We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance.

Winter always turns into Spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.

One should become the master of one's mind rather than let one's mind master him.

Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own?

Suffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.

Faith Alone is what really matters.

Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.

Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others.

No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.

I've heard too many times where people say that I'm this ultra-serious guy. In truth, I've got an extremely absurd sense of humor. I thrive on the absurd - I love it.

The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

Henry loves my hair almost as though it is a creature unto itself, as though it has a soul to call its own, as though it could love him back.

If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.

It's really fun to be writing and producing your own sketches. You almost have more control.

The liberation of language is rooted in the liberation of ourselves.

Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.