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A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same way in your life

Miyamoto Musashi

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Miyamoto Musashi
Died: 1645
Died: June 13
Author
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Calligrapher
Military Personnel
Painter
Philosopher
Ronin
Strategist
Writer
Shinmen Takezō
Musashi Masana
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Takemura Musashi
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Life
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