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.

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.

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.

One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It is disagreeable to listen to.

Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.