In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things.

It is better not to become acquainted with men about whom you have formerly had doubts. No matter what you do, they will be people by whom you will be tripped up or taken in.

A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.

Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.

It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down.

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.