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Singlemindedness is all-powerful.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Age: 60 †
Born: 1659
Born: June 11
Died: 1719
Died: November 30
Bushi
Philosopher
Writer
Hizen Domain
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Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.
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It is better not to become acquainted with men about whom you have formerly had doubts. No matter what you do, they will be people by whom you will be tripped up or taken in.
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All of man’s work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require effort are avoided. I would like young men to have some understanding of this.
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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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Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
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One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour. A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets wet, he can be in a tranquil frame of mind even when soaked to the skin. This lesson applies to everything.
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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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There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.
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The end is important in all things.
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Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.
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A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
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The way of the Samurai is found in death.
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As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.
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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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Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one's own strength to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live within the everyday mind... then the Great Way is right before your eyes.
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A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the depths of one's heart can be seen.
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Continue to spur a running horse.
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It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.
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A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.
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Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.
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