…you’re going to find people from all over the country, everyone hungry for money and position. You won’t make a name for yourself just doing what the next man does. You’ll have to distinguish yourself in some way.
Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.
Oh, you crows! Feast away! What a spread! Soup straight from the eye sockets! And thick red sake! But don’t have too much Or you’ll surely get drunk.
The world is always full of the sound of waves. The little fishes, abandoning themselves to the waves, dance and sing and play, but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows its depth?
The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object–the joy of living–is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up.
I wouldn’t say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That’s what’s extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts he may have. Knowing he is ordinary, he is constantly trying to improve himself. No one appreciates the agonizing effort he’s had to make. Now that his years of training have yielded such spectacular results, everybody’s talking about his ‘God-given talent.’ That’s how men who don’t try very hard comfort themselves.
it is easy to surpass a predecessor, but difficult to avoid being surpassed by a successor.
Don’t yield! Keep up your courage! The same sun looks down on all of us!
It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.
Hold on to your life and make it honest and brave.
It’s no good to want to win still more when you have already won.
The line between life and death is not thicker than an eyelid.
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