It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.
Yamamoto TsunetomoThere is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.
Yamamoto TsunetomoAs long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.
Yamamoto TsunetomoWhat is called generosity is really compassion. In the Shin'ei it is written "Seen from the eye of compassion, there is noone to be disliked. One who has sinned is to be pitied all the more." There is no limit to the breadth and depth of ones heart. There is room enough for all. That we still worship the sages of the three ancient kingdoms is because their compassion reaches us yet today.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo