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

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

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

If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

- Yamamoto Tsunetomo

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

- Yamamoto Tsunetomo

The deepest love is often hidden.

- 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…

- 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.

- Yamamoto Tsunetomo

As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

- Yamamoto Tsunetomo