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.
If you wish to control others you must first control yourself
Accept everything just the way it is.
Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.
...most warriors only perform tricks. The way of the warrior is filled with soul and feeling
The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant.