Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“It is bad when one thing becomes two.”
“Single-mindedness is all-powerful.”
“There is nothing so painful as regret.”
“Even if one’s head were to be suddenly cut off, he should still be able to do one more action.”
“A man exists for a generation, but his name lasts to the end of time.”
“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment.”
“To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.”
“If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do.”
“Matters of great concern should be treated lightly. Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.”
“The Way of the Samurai is found in death.”