RYŌMA!: The Life of Sakamoto Ryoma: Japanese Swordsman and Visionary Volume II

by Ryōtarō Shiba

The purpose of a man’s life is achievement. But you mustn’t admire another’s achievements or try to imitate them. Shakyamuni Buddha, Confucius, and the great emperors who created China all forged their own paths, for which there was no model.