All abilities come from one mind

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

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.

Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.

An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.