Samurai Quotes

66 quotes by 47 authors

Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of… — Orlando Bloom
A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
As for the decorum at the time of a campaign, one must be mindful that he is a samurai. A person who loves beautification where… — Kato Kiyomasa
The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is… — Nabeshima Naoshige
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… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
One who was born in the house of a warrior, regardless of his rank or class, first acquaints himself with a man of military feats… — Takeda Shingen
My mentality is like a Samurai: They used to every day work on their technique to make themselves almost perfect. Because perfection is impossible, but… — Georges St-Pierre
Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant. — Tsukahara Bokuden
Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords. — Lucy Liu
A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's. — Stan Sakai
We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct. — Alex Majoli
The way of the Samurai is found in death. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear. — Enson Inoue
Blackthorne, beside the gates, was still turmoiled by his boundless joy at her reprieve and he remembered how his own will had been stretched that… — James Clavell
THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the universe, maintain peace… — Morihei Ueshiba
The visual palette suggests the creepy pastel paintings of Guy Peellaert (Rock Dreams); the fantasy battles with monsters and samurais echo the muscular landscapes of… — Richard Corliss
A hug from a samurai girl is warmer than a heap of blankets and more meaningful than a pile of words. — Sandy Fussell

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