If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.

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

If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that “All abilities come from one mind” sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.

It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does the same, it is a even match. Defeating one's opponent is then a matter of faith and destiny.

There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.

Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

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.