Best Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes
- A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the depths of one's… Beforehand
- Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery. Bravery
- The Four Oaths: Never be late with respect to the way of the warrior; be useful to the lord; be respectful to your parents; get… Beyond
- It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not… Better
- There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be… Doe
- If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy. Battle
- It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. If one understands things… Able
- Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one's own strength; to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live… Borrow
- Matters of small concern should be treated seriously. Concern
- Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness;… All
- Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot… Any
- Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart… Apart
- To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim. Accomplish
- Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness. Inspirational
- It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell… Bit
- Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort. Attained
- One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour. A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get… Along
- All of man’s work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require… Affair
- Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else. Everyone
- A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm. Midst
- The way of the Samurai is found in death. Death
- If a retainer will just think about what he is to do for the day at hand, he will be able to do anything. If… Able
- Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like. Affair
- There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned. Been
- 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 the… Art
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