The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win

When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void.

Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help

I dreamt of worldly success once.

Accept everything just the way it is.

It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things.

The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything.