Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes
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“If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.”
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“When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“To desire with one's very soul every second of every day to accomplish one's aim.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
There is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way and never thinks of himself as having finished.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“As everything in this world is but a sham. Death is the only sincerity.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“The deepest love is often hidden.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“The end is important in all things.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.”
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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