You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain

In contests of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about.

The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.

You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.

From inside fortifications, the gun has no equal among weapons. It is the supreme weapon on the field before the ranks clash, but once swords are crossed the gun becomes useless.