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Pay attention even to life's trifles.

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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Musashi
Takemura Musashi
Trifles
Pay
Attention
Even
Life

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If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.
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Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay.
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The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything.
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Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.
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It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet
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If you wish to control others you must first control yourself
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Never depart from the way of martial arts.
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Too much is the same as not enough.
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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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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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It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.
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Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body
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They speak of This Dojo and That Dojo. They are looking for profit.
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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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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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If the enemy stays spirited it is difficult to crush him.
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from one thing, know ten thousand things
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A warrior has no confusion in his mind...This is true emptiness.
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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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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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