The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.

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

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

Tether even a roasted chicken.

When something out of the ordinary happens, it is ridiculous to say that it is a mystery or a portent of something to come... the mystery is created in (their) minds, and by waiting for disaster, it is from their very minds that it occurs.

Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one's own strength; to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live within the everyday mind... then the Great Way is right before your eyes.

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