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
Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
From inside fortifications, the gun has no equal among weapons. It is the supreme weapon on the field before the ranks clash,… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Do not let your spirit be influenced by your body, or your body be influenced by your spirit. Be neither insufficiently spirited… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Crossing at a ford occurs often in a man's lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it… — 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
