More Quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
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.
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.
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
The deepest love is often hidden.
I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.
A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.
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.
Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
