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 not do to think about going at it in a long roundabout way. One's heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai is one of immediacy, and it is best to dash in headlong.


Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (ed. Kodansha International, 2002) - ISBN: 9784770029164

Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes

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 not do to think...

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 not do to think...

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 not do to think...

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 not do to think...