Second is the way of the merchant. The wine maker obtains his ingredients and puts them to use to make his living. The way of the merchant is always to live by taking profit. Miyamoto Musashi More Quotes by Miyamoto Musashi More Quotes From Miyamoto Musashi The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions Miyamoto Musashi useless important enemy A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same way in your life Miyamoto Musashi training gun practice If you wish to control others you must first control yourself Miyamoto Musashi ifs wish firsts Do not let your opponent see your spirit Miyamoto Musashi opponents spirit As the innocent infant relies upon the mother for sustenance, so the innocent wanderer, following his native compassion and bliss, relies upon the natural intelligence of life to sustain him. There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha, the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning, the Way of healing as a doctor, as a poet teaching the Way of Waka, tea, archery, and many arts and skills. Each man practices as he feels inclined. Miyamoto Musashi mother life art Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no money or food. Go alone to places frightening to the common brand of men. Become a criminal of purpose. Be put in jail, and extricate yourself by your own wisdom. Miyamoto Musashi jail sleep men It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle. Miyamoto Musashi mind war art Do not act following customary beliefs. Miyamoto Musashi following belief Also by training you will be able to freely control your own body, conquer men with your body, and with sufficient training you will be able to beat ten men with your spirit. When you have reached this point, will it not mean that you are invincible? Miyamoto Musashi men war mean Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. Miyamoto Musashi warrior meaningful men When your opponent is hurrying recklessly, you must act contrarily and keep calm. You must not be influenced by the opponent. Miyamoto Musashi hurrying calm opponents If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. Miyamoto Musashi sea enemy thinking Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Miyamoto Musashi intuitive judgement understanding If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything. Miyamoto Musashi way-of-the-warrior knows way Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Miyamoto Musashi acceptance war life Speed is not part of the true Way of strategy. Speed implies that things seem fast or slow, according to whether or not they are in rhythm. Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast. Miyamoto Musashi speed doe way You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. Miyamoto Musashi weapons knowing war When you appreciate the power of nature, knowing the rhythm of any situation, you will be able to hit the enemy naturally and strike naturally. Miyamoto Musashi appreciate knowing war Unless you really understand others, you can hardly attain your own self-understanding. Miyamoto Musashi self-understanding understanding self Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. Miyamoto Musashi procrastination strong sight
