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> [“People were born with two hands; why not use both of them? As it was, swordsmen fought with only one sword, and often one hand. This made sense, so long as everybody followed the same practice. But if one combatant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/people-were-born-with-two-hands-why-not-use-both-of-them-as-it-was/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

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## More by Eiji Yoshikawa

> [“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi Falls in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/how-was-gengo-to-know-saigyo-reflected-that-this-unheroic-existence/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/the-world-is-a-stone-wall-and-they-have-put-the-stones-so-close/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“He used to say that a true rōnin did not seek fame or profit, did not curry favor with the powerful, did not attempt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/he-used-to-say-that-a-true-r-nin-did-not-seek-fame-or-profit-did-not/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“A wanderer with no ideal, no sense of gratitude for his independence, is no more than a beggar! The difference between a beggar and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/a-wanderer-with-no-ideal-no-sense-of-gratitude-for-his-independence/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“Lord Karasumaru considered it a grave mistake on the part of the gods to have made a man like himself a nobleman. And, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/lord-karasumaru-considered-it-a-grave-mistake-on-the-part-of-the-gods/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/i-can-only-bow-to-the-will-of-the-heaven-but-not-to-the-will-of-these/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“People were born with two hands; why not use both of them? As it was, swordsmen fought with only one sword, and often one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/people-were-born-with-two-hands-why-not-use-both-of-them-as-it-was/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“If the talents I was born with are the right ones, I may someday achieve my goal. If not, I may go through life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/if-the-talents-i-was-born-with-are-the-right-ones-i-may-someday/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“kalau agama itu ajaran sehat, kita tak akan membutuhkan nabi-nabi untuk menyampaikannya kepada kita. -Takuan”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/kalau-agama-itu-ajaran-sehat-kita-tak-akan-membutuhkan-nabi-nabi/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“Fighting isn’t all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/fighting-isn-t-all-there-is-to-the-art-of-war-the-men-who-think-that/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/the-line-between-life-and-death-is-not-thicker-than-an-eyelid/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“How to make his mother, whom he imagined to be the unhappiest person in the world, the happiest, was what drove him on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/how-to-make-his-mother-whom-he-imagined-to-be-the-unhappiest-person/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“Whether people were great or not, there was not much variety in their inner life experience. Any difference lay merely in how they dealt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/whether-people-were-great-or-not-there-was-not-much-variety-in-their/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [I wouldn't say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That's what's extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/i-wouldn-t-say-musashi-is-ordinary-but-he-is-that-s-what-s/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

> [“Musashi wondered how many people there were who on this night could say: “I was right. I did what I should have done. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eiji-yoshikawa/musashi-wondered-how-many-people-there-were-who-on-this-night-could/)

[Eiji Yoshikawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eiji-yoshikawa/)

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