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Miyamoto Musashi
Died: 1645
Died: June 13
Author
Bushi
Calligrapher
Military Personnel
Painter
Philosopher
Ronin
Strategist
Writer
Shinmen Takezō
Musashi Masana
Niten
Miyamoto Musashi Niten
Miyamoto Niten
Musashi
Takemura Musashi
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Things
Ten
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To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy
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If the enemy stays spirited it is difficult to crush him.
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This is truth: When you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false not to do so, and to die with a weapon as yet undrawn.
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Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast.
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To cut and slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing is nothing more than touching the enemy.
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Never stray from the Way.
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It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.
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If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.
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All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this.
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When your opponent is hurrying recklessly, you must act contrarily and keep calm. You must not be influenced by the opponent.
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The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them
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You can only fight the way you practice
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Strategy is the craft of the warrior.
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The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men
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Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.
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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.
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In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.
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Water adopts the shape of its receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea.
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All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them
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Do nothing which is of no use.
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