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

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

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

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.

There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.

When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.

By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?