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> [“Only when you constantly live as though already a corpse (jōjū shinimi) will you be able to find freedom in the martial Way, and fulfill your duties without fault throughout your life.” (1-2) In other words, adherents of bushido should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsunetomo-yamamoto/only-when-you-constantly-live-as-though-already-a-corpse-j-j-shinimi/)

Tsunetomo Yamamoto

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## More by Tsunetomo Yamamoto

> [“Only when you constantly live as though already a corpse (jōjū shinimi) will you be able to find freedom in the martial Way, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsunetomo-yamamoto/only-when-you-constantly-live-as-though-already-a-corpse-j-j-shinimi/)

Tsunetomo Yamamoto

> [“Jōchō’s discourse is multifaceted and ostensibly chaotic, but the spirit of Hagakure can best be summed up by the four simple oaths he alludes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsunetomo-yamamoto/j-ch-s-discourse-is-multifaceted-and-ostensibly-chaotic-but-the/)

Tsunetomo Yamamoto

> [“In a 50-50 life or death crisis, choose death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsunetomo-yamamoto/in-a-50-50-life-or-death-crisis-choose-death/)

Tsunetomo Yamamoto

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