If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
When the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without the chance of letting go. If you fail to take advantage… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
As if with the nut and flower, the nut has become less than the flower... both those teaching and those learning are… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If you learn indoor techniques, you will think narrowly and forget the true Way. Thus you will have difficulty in actual encounters. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists.… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“The heart of Stepping on the Sword, something used principally in the martial arts, is that even with bows and firearms, you must act… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“When you and your opponent are fighting and nothing is going right, nor is there progress, be of a mind to throw off your… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
