As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

All abilities come from one mind

It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.

When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.

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.

There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.

There is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way and never thinks of himself as having finished.