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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.
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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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To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.
A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
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.
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.
Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.
