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.

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Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.

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As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

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If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

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A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

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A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.

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It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does the same, it is a even match. Defeating one's opponent is then a matter of faith and destiny.

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If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

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There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.

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Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.

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