Yamamoto Tsunetomo Short Quotes

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

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Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

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

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By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done

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By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?

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

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To desire with one's very soul every second of every day to accomplish one's aim.

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There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.

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Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

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

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When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.

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

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The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle.

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Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.

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As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.

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By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.

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A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.

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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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Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

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To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.

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You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.

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

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The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body.

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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.

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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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One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It is disagreeable to listen to.

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It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.

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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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