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More Quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.
It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.
In China there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. His deep affection for dragons was brought to the attention of the dragon god, and onde day a real dragon appeared before his window. It is said that he died of fright. He was probably a man who always spoke big words but acted differently when facing the real thing.
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.
There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.
As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.
There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
