Yi Sun-sin Quotes & Sayings

My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and problems of life and death willingly. Virtue, integrity and courage are my priorities. I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed but never shamed. — Yi Sun-sin

Those willing to die will live, and those willing to live will die. — Yi Sun-sin

The soldier who fights to death never dies, but the soldier who fights for existence never truly exists. — Yi Sun-sin

A man needs a friend to share goals with, a woman to share his heart with, and a nation to serve with all of his heart. That's the best life one can live. — Yi Sun-sin

Don't make a hasty movement. Be like a mountain. Move silently and cautiously. — Yi Sun-sin