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Seven Samurai Quotes

“Consider who we're dealing with here. Give a wolf a taste of your leg and he'll ask for your hand.”
— Manzô - Father of Shino, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Wolf, Carnivore, Predators
“Actually, kids work harder than adults. But only if you treat them like adults.”
— Heihachi Hayashida, Seven Samurai
Tagged: kids, adults, Work
“Don't you see? A real sword will kill you.”
— Kyuzo, Seven Samurai
Tagged: sword, Death
“All farmers ever do is worry, whether the rain falls, the sun shines or the wind blows. In short, all they know is fear.”
— Gisaku, the Old Man, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Farmers, Rain, Sun, Wind, Fear
“Find hungry samurai. Even bears come down from the mountains when they are hungry.”
— Gisaku, the Old Man, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Hunger, Bears, Mountains
“You all make great scarecrows. Problem is, the enemy isn't a bunch of sparrows and crows!”
— Kikuchiyo, Seven Samurai
Tagged: scarecrows, enemies, sparrows
“ This baby... It's me... It's what happened to me!”
— Kikuchiyo, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Baby, Fatherhood
“You fool! Damn you! You call yourself a horse! For shame! Hey! Wait! Please! I apologize! Forgive me!”
— Kikuchiyo, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Fool, Horse, Apology
“Shichiroji: Kikuchiyo, what on earth are you doing?

Kikuchiyo: I can't kill a lot with one sword!”
— Kikuchiyo, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Murder, sword
“Train yourself, distinguish yourself in war... But time flies. Before your dream materializes, you get gray hair. By that time your parents and friends are dead and gone.”
— Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Training, Discipline, time flies, Aging, gray hair
“This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself.”
— Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai
Tagged: War, Military Strategy, Self-Protection, Destruction
“So. Again we are defeated. [Shichiroji looks puzzled at Kambei] The farmers have won. Not us.”
— Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Loss, Defeat
“Kambei Shimada: Go to the north. The decisive battle will be fought there.

Gorobei Katayama: Why didn't you build a fence there?

Kambei Shimada: A good fort needs a gap. The enemy must be lured in. So we can attack them. If we only defend, we lose the war.”
— Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Battle, Fort, War, Attack, Military Strategy
“A woman loves a man who loves passionately.”
— Masako, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Woman, Love, Man, Passion
“A man has to make a woman his by his sword.”
— Masako, Seven Samurai
Tagged: abduction, Rape Culture
“War, earthquake, winds, fire, famine, the plague. Year after year, it's been nothing but disasters. And bandits descend upon us every night. I've seen so many men getting killed like insects, but even I have never heard a story as horrible as this. Yes. So horrible. This time, I may finally lose my faith in the human soul. It's worse than worse than bandits, the plague, famine, fire or wars.”
— Priest, Seven Samurai
Tagged: War, disaster, Fire, Plague, Soul, Famine
“I'm the one who should be ashamed. I don't understand my own soul.”
— Woodcutter, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Shame, Insight
“Damn it. Everyone is selfish and dishonest. Making excuses. The bandit, the woman, the man, and you!”
— Woodcutter, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Selfish, dishonest, excuses
“No one tells a lie after he's said he's going to tell one.”
— Commoner, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Lies, signaling
“We all want to forget something, so we tell stories. It's easier that way.”
— Commoner, Seven Samurai
Tagged: forget, Stories
“Priest: I don't want to hear it. No more horror stories.

Commoner: They are common stories these days. I even heard that the demon living here in Rashômon fled in fear of the ferocity of man.”
— Commoner, Seven Samurai
Tagged: Horror Stories, demon
“Man just wants to forget the bad stuff, and believe in the made-up good stuff. It's easier that way.”
— Commoner, Seven Samurai
Tagged: forget, bad stuff, good stuff
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