Miyamoto Musashi

Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help

If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you

All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them

It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet

Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast.

Know your enemy, know his sword.

Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast….Of course, slowness is bad. Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy.

Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.

In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.