Miyamoto Musashi

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“Becoming the opponent means you should put yourself in an opponent's place and think from the opponent's point of view.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to…

— Miyamoto Musashi

No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible

— Miyamoto Musashi

Water adopts the shape of its receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea.

— Miyamoto Musashi

This is truth: When you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false not to do…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Always return your weapon along the same path it traveled out on. In this way you can use it again without having…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“Speed in the martial arts is not the True Way. Concerning speed, we say that something is fast or slow depending on…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“There is a rhythm to everything, but particularly in the martial arts, if you do not train in its rhythm it is…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“guard. It is in this sense that I recommend the guard without a guard. Whatever the situation is, you hold the sword…

— Miyamoto Musashi

To cut and slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Second is the way of the merchant. The wine maker obtains his ingredients and puts them to use to make his living.…

— Miyamoto Musashi

When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy,…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your…

— Miyamoto Musashi

The spirit of defeating a man is the same for ten million men. The strategist makes small things into big things, like…

— Miyamoto Musashi

People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is…

— Miyamoto Musashi

When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.

— Miyamoto Musashi

If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way…

— Miyamoto Musashi

The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.

— Miyamoto Musashi

If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“Nobody is strong and nobody is weak if he conceives of the body, from the head to the sole of the foot,…

— Miyamoto Musashi

If you are not progressing along the true way, a slight twist in the mind can become a major twist. This must…

— Miyamoto Musashi

“In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and…

— Miyamoto Musashi