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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Age: 60 †
Born: 1659
Born: June 11
Died: 1719
Died: November 30
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Hizen Domain
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The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle.
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When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
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If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
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The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.
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The end is important in all things.
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There is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way and never thinks of himself as having finished.
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If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.
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It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.
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A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.
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To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.
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Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.
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It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. If one understands things in this manner, he should be able to hear about all Ways and be more and more in accord with his own.
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I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.
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Sincerity does not only complete the self it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.
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You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.
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When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.
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To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim.
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The deepest love is often hidden.
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By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done
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