All of manโs work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require effort are avoided. I would like young men to have some understanding of this.
Yamamoto TsunetomoThere are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.
Yamamoto TsunetomoEven if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.
Yamamoto TsunetomoThe Four Oaths: Never be late with respect to the way of the warrior; be useful to the lord; be respectful to your parents; get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of man.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo