It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.

Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.

Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.

Asymmetrie [macht] Menschen unglücklich.

It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity.

Law is error, you see. It's an attempt to write down a lot of things everyone ought to know anyway.

I want to be two people at once. One runs away.

After all these years, it's still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.

Real success comes in small portions day by day.

Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends.

It was my dream Not its failure that damaged me

You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains.

You have touched my heart in so many ways with your gentle tenderness, I am lost forever in your love.