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.
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 d… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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 d…
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mis… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mis…
As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.
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 doin… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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 doin…
The deepest love is often hidden. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The deepest love is often hidden.
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.
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… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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…
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