Cogs Quote by Yukio Mishima

One who was born in the house of a warrior, regardless of his rank or class, first acquaints himself with a man of military…

— Takeda Shingen

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

Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.

— Tsukahara Bokuden

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.

— Stan Sakai

As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit

— Yamaoka Tesshu

I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death,…

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

At the end of the day, I'm a samurai.

— Dillon Danis

Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the…

— Edward Zwick

The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either or, there is only the quick choice of death. It…

— Nabeshima Naoshige

Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It's a much quieter was of fighting.

— Lucy Liu

“You seem to be under the misconception that if you perform one brave deed, that alone makes you a samurai. Well it doesn't! You…

— Eiji Yoshikawa

The way of the Samurai is found in death.

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo