Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes
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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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Singlemindedness is all-powerful.
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Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.
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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.
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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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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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As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.
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Tether even a roasted chicken.
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It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.
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All of man’s work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require effort are avoided. I would like young men to have some understanding of this.
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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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Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.
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In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.
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The end is important in all things.
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I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.
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When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
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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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All abilities come from one mind
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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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Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.
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Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.
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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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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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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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In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things.
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By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done
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This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. his whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.
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The way of the Samurai is found in death.
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A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.
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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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