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
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
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
You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it was somewhere else. No one seems… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
There is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Go ahead and gamble a lie. A person who will not tell you seven lies within a hundred yards is useless as… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Calculating people are contemptable. The reason for this is that calculation deals with loss and gain, and the loss and gain mind… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man? — 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
