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.

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.

The way of the Samurai is found in death.

Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.

By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.

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.

A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.