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  • Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

    Wise   War   Moving  
    "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter XIII), 2003.
  • As for the decorum at the time of a campaign, one must be mindful that he is a samurai. A person who loves beautification where it is unnecessary is fit for punishment.

  • The samurais lived with death constantly. They wore a short dagger to take their own life if need be. At any moment they might have to do that, it was a part of their code.

    Health   Buddhism   Needs  
  • It feels like guitarists are samurais. You know, I'm playing a guitar, instead of a katana!

    Guitar   Samurai   Feels  
  • Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.

    Life   Years   Ideas  
    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • 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.

    Art   War   Body  
    Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.41, Kodansha International
  • See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.

    "Living the Martial Way : A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think". Book by Forrest E. Morgan, p. 88, 1992.
  • Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.

    Angel   Samurai   Saws  
  • My mentality is like a samurai they used to train every day, work on their technique to make themselves better, almost perfect, perfection is impossible but every day you get closer and that's what I want . Every day I want to get better than I was the day before. I want to use every second of my life, every time I have in my life to make me a better fighter. It's more than a job it's a way of living.

  • THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the universe, maintain peace in our own realms, nurture life, and prevent death and destruction. The true meaning of the term samurai is one who serves and adheres to the power of love.

    Art   Samurai   Weapons  
    Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.70, Shambhala Publications
  • Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

    Business   War   Fighting  
  • Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.

    Girl   Silly   Play  
    "Fictional character: O-Ren Ishii". "Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ", www.imdb.com. 2003.
  • Native Americans say, "It's a good day to die," and samurai live their life to die honorably, so that kind of energy creates a certain mindset of reactiveness with control to a point. And after that, it's gone.

    Source: www.avclub.com
  • Never quit, you have to resist to the utmost. 'Til you drop, like a Samurai

  • If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

    War   Ignorant   Enemy  
    Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.240, Adams Media
  • The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.

    War   Choices   Samurai  
    "Hagakure" by Nabeshima Naoshige, translated by William Scott Wilson, 1979.
  • When I was young I used to practice a martial art that was a mixture of karate, kung fu, Jujitsu, Yawara Kubotan, Aikido, Okinawan kobudo, Newaza, etc.; now I am just a theoretical samurai or a bushido scholar if you prefer.

    Art   Practice   Etc  
  • Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.

    Love   Grief   Men  
  • Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands.

    Tired   Warrior   Goal  
  • Once the will is resolved, one's spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant's will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can sway ten thou­sand men.

    Men   Samurai   Spirit  
    "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. V, 1938.
  • 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.

    "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.
  • The Samurai always has to rise and move on, because new challenges will come.

    Moving   Mma   Challenges  
  • Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.

    Life   Death   Warrior  
    Sir Thomas Browne (1831). “Miscellaneous Works of Sir Thomas Browne: With Some Account of the Author and His Writings”, p.82
  • This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan.

    Japan   Stories   Samurai  
    Source: collider.com
  • There's a level where the themes of a film are very relevant to me and also the idea of finding out how relevant one genre is to another. I think that westerns and samurai films and superhero films have a lot in common. It's just that the scale of the visuals in tentpole films can sometimes overwhelm the drama.

    Drama   Thinking   Ideas  
    Source: collider.com
  • To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant

    Art   Warrior   Practice  
  • Young artists wish for inspired moments. And you find them; you take them; eager artists are bandits. Theatrical moments arrive, and...you grab. Good! You know it will draw attention to you. But you aim to be more than bandits, no? So, okay...now be Samurai.

    Artist   Wish   Attention  
  • If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

    War   Believe   Enemy  
  • Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

    "The Art of War". Chapter I: Detail Assessment and Planning. Translated by Chow-Hou Wee, 2003.
  • Civilize the mind but make savage the body.

    Warrior   Mind   Body  
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