When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
What is called generosity is really compassion. In the Shin'ei it is written "Seen from the eye of compassion, there is noone… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power,… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It is better not to become acquainted with men about whom you have formerly had doubts. No matter what you do, they will be… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“[...] if one seeks to resolve a problem, let it sit for a while, take time to think about the “Four Oaths” and subdue… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
When something out of the ordinary happens, it is ridiculous to say that it is a mystery or a portent of something to come...… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. If one understands… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
