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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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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.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

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.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

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.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

There is not a man who does n...

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 senile, he is already so.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

When something out of the ord...

When something out of the ordinary happens, it is ridiculous to say that it is a mystery or a portent of something to come... the mystery is created in (their) minds, and by waiting for disaster, it is from their very minds that it occurs.

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If a retainer will just think...

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 it is a single day's work, one should be able to put up with it. Tomorrow, too is but a single day.

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Sincerity does not only compl...

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; as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.

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Not to borrow the strength of...

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 within the everyday mind... then the Great Way is right before your eyes.

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It is difficult for a fool's h...

It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.

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It is a wretched thing that th...

It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.

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If a warrior is not unattached...

If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that 'All abilities come from one mindЂќ sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.

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Bushido is realized in the pre...

Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning.

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The end is important in all th...

The end is important in all things.

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A samurai will use a toothpick...

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 80 quotes

It is better not to become acq...

It is better not to become acquainted with men about whom you have formerly had doubts. No matter what you do, they will be people by whom you will be tripped up or taken in.

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When someone is giving you his...

When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. If you don't, he will not tell you the things that he has seen and heard about you again.

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A person who is discreet in sp...

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

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

One should make his decisions ...

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

If one thinks only of winning,...

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo 80 quotes

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