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“It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“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.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“Life may deal you a bad hand or take away a good hand you were already dealt. The way you play the hand is how your life is defined. Just like in poker you can end up winning no matter how bad the cards are you have.”
― The Nation
― The Nation
“To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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