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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
Powerful

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By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?
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As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.
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Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.
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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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Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.
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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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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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When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
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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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By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done
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When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.
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When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. If you don't, he will not tell you the things that he has seen and heard about you again.
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By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.
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Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
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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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There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.
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If one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure from minor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. But in the end, the details of a matter are important. The right and wrong of one's way of doing things are found in trivial matters.
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There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.
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