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What is called generosity is ...

What is called generosity is really compassion. In the Shin'ei it is written "Seen from the eye of compassion, there is noone to be disliked. One who has sinned is to be pitied all the more." There is no limit to the breadth and depth of ones heart. There is room enough for all. That we still worship the sages of the three ancient kingdoms is because their compassion reaches us yet today.

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A person who is discreet in s...

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.

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When delivering something lik...

When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.

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When one is writing a letter,...

When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.

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An affected laugh shows lack ...

An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

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Purity is something that cann...

Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.

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It is bad when one thing beco...

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 in this manner, he should be able to hear about all Ways and be more and more in accord with his own.

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The heart of a virtuous perso...

The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.

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It is said that what is calle...

It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.

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If you are slain in battle, y...

If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

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A warrior is worthless unless...

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

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A warrior should not say some...

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 heart can be seen.

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It is a principle of the art ...

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 same, it is a even match. Defeating one's opponent is then a matter of faith and destiny.

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The person who practices an a...

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.

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It is better to have some unh...

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 settle down.

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It is a good viewpoint to see...

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 yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this.

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Everyone lets the present mom...

Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it was somewhere else. No one seems to have noticed this fact. But grasping this firmly, one must pile experience upon experience. And once one has come to this understanding he will be a different person from that point on, though he may not always bare it in mind. When one understands this settling into single-mindedness well, his affairs will thin out.

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If one is but secure at the f...

If one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure from minor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. But in the end, the details of a matter are important. The right and wrong of one's way of doing things are found in trivial matters.

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The deepest love is often hid...

The deepest love is often hidden.

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There is nothing we should be...

There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.

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