I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.

Singlemindedness is all-powerful.

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. his whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.

Continue to spur a running horse.

To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.

The way of the Samurai is found in death.