Miyamoto Musashi
Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.Collection: Death
Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.Collection: Learning
Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.Collection: Lying
The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.Collection: Philosophy
To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already deadCollection: Fighting
It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.Collection: Art
Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.Collection: Negativity
You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountainCollection: Inspirational
Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.Collection: Fluidity
Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.Collection: Winning
No Fear, No Hesitation, No Surprise, No DoubtCollection: Motivational
The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant.Collection: Ignorant
A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.Collection: Art
In time, all things work to your advantage when you pursue them with an open heart.Collection: Motivational
If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.Collection: Way
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the worldCollection: Thinking
True warriors are fierce because their training is fierce.Collection: Warrior
Accept everything just the way it is.Collection: Way
Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goalsCollection: Thinking
Step by step walk the thousand-mile road.Collection: Steps
There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit.Collection: Spiritual
Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.Collection: Love
Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.Collection: Strong
There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.Collection: Practice
Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.Collection: Inspirational
It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planetCollection: Inspirational
Even if you strive diligently on your chosen path day after day, if your heart is not in accord with it, then even if you think you are on a good path, from the point of view of the straight and true, this is not a genuine path. If you do not pursue a genuine path to its consummation, then a little bit of crookedness in the mind will later turn into a major warp. Reflect on this.Collection: Heart
Respect the gods and buddhas, but never rely on them.Collection: Rely
I dreamt of worldly success once.Collection: Worldly
If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.Collection: War
When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.Collection: Wall
Second is the way of the merchant. The wine maker obtains his ingredients and puts them to use to make his living. The way of the merchant is always to live by taking profit.Collection: War
The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.Collection: War
Never depart from the way of martial arts.Collection: Art
The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly among the spearmen.Collection: Strong
They speak of "This Dojo" and "That Dojo". They are looking for profit.Collection: Art
Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his weapons. If a gentleman dislikes strategy he will not appreciate the benefit of weaponry, so must he not have a little taste for this?Collection: War
Strategy is the craft of the warrior.Collection: Art
Never stray from the Way.Collection: Way
Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast….Of course, slowness is bad. Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy.Collection: People
If the enemy stays spirited it is difficult to crush him.Collection: Crush
If you are not progressing along the true way, a slight twist in the mind can become a major twist. This must be pondered well.Collection: Mind
As if with the nut and flower, the nut has become less than the flower... both those teaching and those learning are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique, trying to hasten the bloom of the flower.Collection: War
The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything.Collection: Buddhism
There are many ways of understanding simple things, but generally the opposite is true for difficult ideasCollection: Simple
Fixed formation is bad. Study this well.Collection: Study
Pay attention even to life's trifles.Collection: Attention
When the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without the chance of letting go. If you fail to take advantage of your enemies collapse, they may recover.Collection: Letting Go
You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.Collection: Should Have
Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast.Collection: Doe