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Never stray from the Way.

Miyamoto Musashi

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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
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Miyamoto Niten
Musashi
Takemura Musashi
Stray
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Whatever your determination or will power, it is foolish to try to change the nature of things. Things work the way they do because that is the way of things
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A warrior has no confusion in his mind...This is true emptiness.
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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
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With your spirit open and unconstricted, look at things from a high point of view.
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The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.
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Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help
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In contests of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about.
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If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.
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Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay.
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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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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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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.
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It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way.
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The Way is in training... Do nothing which is not of value.
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Fixed formation is bad. Study this well.
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Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast.
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