Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Uesugi Kenshin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a daimyo Uesugi Kenshin.
Last updated on October 7, 2024.
Uesugi Kenshin

Uesugi Kenshin was a daimyō who was born as Nagao Kagetora of the Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful daimyōs of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Dragon of Echigo", while chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield as a military genius, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries and trade and his rule saw a marked rise in the standard of living of Echigo.

Daimyo | February 18, 1530 - April 19, 1578
Go to the battlefield firmly confident of victory and you will come home with no wounds whatsoever.
Wars are to be won with swords and spears, not with rice and salt.
Peace is achieved with rice and salt, not with katanas and arrows — © Uesugi Kenshin
Peace is achieved with rice and salt, not with katanas and arrows
Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.
Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.
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