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To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy
Miyamoto Musashi
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Miyamoto Musashi
Died: 1645
Died: June 13
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Shinmen Takezō
Musashi Masana
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Takemura Musashi
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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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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?
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The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them
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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.
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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.
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It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet
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If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains.
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Strategy is the craft of the warrior.
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When in a fight to the death, one wants to employ all one's weapons to the utmost. I must say that to die with one's sword still sheathed is most regrettable.
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When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything.
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The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.
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Unless you really understand others, you can hardly attain your own self-understanding.
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Immature strategy is the cause of grief.
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The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men
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The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.
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In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.
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Even if a man has no natural ability, he can be a warrior.
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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.
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Never stray from the Way.
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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.
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