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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
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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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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Too much is the same as not enough.
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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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To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy
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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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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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Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.
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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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If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.
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Fourthly, the way of the artisan. The way of the carpenter is to become proficient in the use of his tools, first to lay his plans with true measure and then perform his work according to plan. Thus he passes through life.
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The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.
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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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Do not regret what you have done
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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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