By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?

The deepest love is often hidden.

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim.

Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.

Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness; as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.