Portal talk:Imperial Families/Quotes

Quotes
Right, i've gone and found a bunch of quotes that could be used, and added the sources for each reference. Atm i don't have the time to add more, so if someone else feels like it they can. If nobody does i will add them later today or tomorrow, whichever i feel like. Either way, here are a bunch of quotes: --Majushi 22:00, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Hantei family

 * The Scorpion have betrayed the Lion and the Crane, just as you said they would. Tsuneo will be able to march on Beiden Pass, and we will soon take Otosan Uchi from the upstart, thanks to your treachery. --Hantei XVI,


 * Go in my name and the service of the Empire. Bring this war to a close, however you may accomplish it. --Hantei Naseru,


 * On the throne or beside it, the result is much the same to me. --Hantei Naseru,


 * I did not choose to bear the Hantei name. The Fortunes chose it for me, and I will not sully the name of the First Emperor by allowing the hundredth assassin to mark me where the first ninety-nine have failed. --Hantei Naseru,


 * We will show you a new way, if you offer us your loyalty, we will build a better world together. --Hantei,


 * Ten Kami fell from the sky. One fell to Jigoku, but only eight now walk the mortal realm. Let not the mortals sully Ryoshun's memory by speaking his name. Let his grave be a place where only gods may enter. --Hantei,


 * Those who will not obey will leave or be destroyed. --Hantei,


 * The crow returned from the Shadowlands, feathers black as pitch, but eyes clear with the wisdom it had gained. So began One Thousand Years of Peace. --Hantei Genji,


 * The Fortunes are divine, and the Tao worldly. Together, the two speak perfectly to every soul. --Hantei Genji,

Otomo family

 * A skilled politician surrounds herself with experts and informants, seeking their advice in all things. --Otomo Madoko, Subtlety of Court,


 * If your enemy is meeting with potential allies, make them a better offer, even if they have nothing to offer in return. --Otomo Madoko, The Subtlety of Court,


 * Trust and respect your allies, but never become dependent upon them. That leads only to failure. --Otomo Madoko, The Subtletly of Court,


 * When the Emperor favors another, your own light dims. --Otomo Madoko,

Miya family

 * Those called to the highest order of the Imperial Legions are the finest of all samurai, commanded by the heroes of future legend. --Miya Shoin,


 * For half a century, the clans have warred against the Shadowlands, the Darkness, the spirits and one another. With the other threats diminished, there is no enemy save one another. --Miya Shoin,


 * In times such as these, loyalty is the most important virtue. --Miya Shoin,


 * Mantis 'negotiations' are little more than thinly veiled efforts at intimidation. --Miya Shoin,


 * Tadaji died as he lived, in the court, surrounded by the Emperor and his servants. He was no warrior, but he was a hero, and we will miss him. --Miya Shoin,


 * Those who have shared the wisdom of the Celestial Heavens are never quite the same. --Miya Gensaiken,


 * The court is a battlefield with its own rules. --Miya Mashigai,

Seppun family

 * Do not speak to your opponent. Speak only to your soul. --Seppun Toshiken,


 * These are grim times. How long before disagreements about the True Path lead to spilt blood? There is no Enlightenment in death. --Seppun Kiharu,


 * In ages to come, poets will remember the time when the Emperor stood aside for his Empire. --Seppun Toshiaki,


 * In return for your service, the Empire provides governance and wisdom. If he fails in this, he is no Emperor. --Seppun Toshiaki,


 * A beautiful woman of noble lineage, Hoketuhime has a heart colder than Dragon snows and harder than their mountains. She will never be won. --Seppun Mashita,

Toturi family

 * If you would serve me, then you must have a fitting name. Rise, Toturi Miyako, and serve as your father served mine. --Toturi Tsudao,


 * Samurai, you anger me. I warn you not to do so again, lest the kami alter your place in the Celestial Pattern. --Toturi Sezaru,


 * The Oracles may have the ability to see what is to come, but we have the ability to change their perspective. --Toturi Sezaru,


 * Let my reign herald a time of new peace. --Toturi I,


 * I name you Fortune of Heroes, Matsu Goemon, General of the Legion of the Dead. --Toturi I,


 * Each soul in Rokugan owes service to the Emperor. The Righteous Emperor, in turn, serves those who obey him. -–Toturi III,

Others

 * The sun never shone brighter than on the day of Hantei's coronation. --Akodo,


 * The Hantei is dead, and his murderer sits upon the Throne of the Sun. Let him fall, and let all his family know vengeance in my lost brother's name. --Shinjo,


 * Toturi's second child-his first son-has much of his mother's magic in his veins-and more, if the blood of Dragons carries through the oracle's child. --Soshi Jamyako,


 * Let them scheme, they will learn that no son of Toturi will be their puppet. --Kaneka,


 * In the days of the Toturi Dynasty, Toturi III had the courage to seek his destiny. -- The Ikoma Histories,


 * Toturi rules with dignity and wisdom. He upholds honor and enforces the law of the Jade Throne. To hold the favor of such a great man is to hold the heavens and the skies in your palm. With his word, you can do anything. --Akodo Ijiasu,


 * Toturi Tsudao has declared herself Empress, and Kyuden Seppun is her new capital. Those who would serve her should find her there. --Doji Jotaro,