Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one’s master. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead

An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

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

When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.

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.

As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.

Continue to spur a running horse.