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.

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

Continue to spur a running horse.

Singlemindedness is all-powerful.

In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things.

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.