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title: "2 Carpenter Quotes By Miyamoto Musashi"
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> [Fourthly, the way of the artisan. The way of the carpenter is to become proficient in the use of his tools, first to lay his plans with true measure and then perform his work according to plan. Thus he passes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/fourthly-the-way-of-the-artisan-the-way-of-the-carpenter-is-to-become/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

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> [“Like a soldier, the carpenter sharpens his own tools. He carries his equipment in his tool box, and works under the direction of his foreman. He makes columns and girders with an axe, shapes floorboards and shelves with a plane,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/like-a-soldier-the-carpenter-sharpens-his-own-tools-he-carries-his/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

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## More by Miyamoto Musashi

> [there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/there-is-nothing-outside-of-yourself-that-can-ever-enable-you-to-get/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/you-win-battles-by-knowing-the-enemy-s-timing-and-using-a-timing/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [Pay attention even to life's trifles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/pay-attention-even-to-life-s-trifles/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [“The heart of Stepping on the Sword, something used principally in the martial arts, is that even with bows and firearms, you must act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/the-heart-of-stepping-on-the-sword-something-used-principally-in-the/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [“When you and your opponent are fighting and nothing is going right, nor is there progress, be of a mind to throw off your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/when-you-and-your-opponent-are-fighting-and-nothing-is-going-right/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/no-man-is-invincible-and-therefore-no-man-can-fully-understand-that/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [Too much is the same as not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/too-much-is-the-same-as-not-enough/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [Respect the gods and buddhas, but never rely on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/respect-the-gods-and-buddhas-but-never-rely-on-them/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/if-there-is-a-way-involving-the-spirit-of-not-being-defeated-to-help/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrior-is-resolute-acceptance-of/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/develop-intuitive-judgement-and-understanding-for-everything/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/people-in-this-world-look-at-things-mistakenly-and-think-that-what/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [“If you do not chase in directly toward the place where your opponents have gathered, you will not make progress. And, if you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/if-you-do-not-chase-in-directly-toward-the-place-where-your-opponents/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/the-warrior-is-different-in-that-studying-the-way-of-strategy-is/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

> [You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/you-should-not-have-any-special-fondness-for-a-particular-weapon-or/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

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