A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.
Yamamoto TsunetomoLight matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
Yamamoto TsunetomoA warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
Yamamoto TsunetomoWhen one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will not do to think about going at it in a long roundabout way. One's heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai is one of immediacy, and it is best to dash in headlong.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo