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. Yamamoto Tsunetomo More Quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo More Quotes From Yamamoto Tsunetomo There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned. Yamamoto Tsunetomo fire mistake people It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness. Yamamoto Tsunetomo selflessness fool art Singlemindedness is all-powerful. Yamamoto Tsunetomo powerful 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. Yamamoto Tsunetomo gratitude giving war The deepest love is often hidden. Yamamoto Tsunetomo deepest-love love-is When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation. Yamamoto Tsunetomo life-and-death alternatives two Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort. Yamamoto Tsunetomo effort purity A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. Yamamoto Tsunetomo real men thinking 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. Yamamoto Tsunetomo self character mean The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body. Yamamoto Tsunetomo body war art It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear. Yamamoto Tsunetomo delay mistake war If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy. Yamamoto Tsunetomo battle war enemy Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty. Yamamoto Tsunetomo able cutting war 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. Yamamoto Tsunetomo important war hands All abilities come from one mind Yamamoto Tsunetomo ability mind As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life. Yamamoto Tsunetomo war long people A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad. Yamamoto Tsunetomo punishment good-times war An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama. Yamamoto Tsunetomo men war hands As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity. Yamamoto Tsunetomo sincerity war world The way of the Samurai is found in death. Yamamoto Tsunetomo samurai found way
