If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover. Miyamoto Musashi More Quotes by Miyamoto Musashi More Quotes From Miyamoto Musashi You can only fight the way you practice Miyamoto Musashi mmafightinginspirational When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last. Miyamoto Musashi crushfeelingsenemy Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world Miyamoto Musashi deep-thoughtworldthinking 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 determinationtryingway Do not think dishonestly... Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing which is of no use. Miyamoto Musashi understandinglossthinking The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win Miyamoto Musashi warriorfightingwinning The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him. Miyamoto Musashi cuttingspringmean Step by step walk the thousand-mile road. Miyamoto Musashi mileswalkssteps The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things. Miyamoto Musashi meanwayart When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything. Miyamoto Musashi strategywarway In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won. Miyamoto Musashi opponentsbattleinspirational Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye. Miyamoto Musashi perceiveeyeinspirational Do nothing which is of no use. Miyamoto Musashi martial-artsuselife People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment. Miyamoto Musashi humanitypeoplethinking A warrior has no confusion in his mind...This is true emptiness. Miyamoto Musashi warriorconfusionmind ...most warriors only perform tricks. The way of the warrior is filled with soul and feeling Miyamoto Musashi warriorsoulfeelings The Way is in training... Do nothing which is not of value. Miyamoto Musashi valuestrainingway Too much is the same as not enough. Miyamoto Musashi weaponrytoo-muchenough Water adopts the shape of its receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea. Miyamoto Musashi shapesseawater Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind. Miyamoto Musashi flatterymindideas
