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More Quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.
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 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.
As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.
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.
Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
The deepest love is often hidden.
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.
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
