Quotes of Miyamoto Musashi - somelinesforyou

“ You can only fight the way you practice. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Accept everything just the way it is. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ No fear, no hesitation, no surprise, no doubt. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Generally speaking, the way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ One thousand days of lessons for discipline; ten thousand days of lessons for mastery. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The way of the warrior does not include other ways…but if you know the way broadly you will see it in everything. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ To die as a warrior means to have crossed swords and either won or lost without any consideration for winning or losing. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Control your anger. If you have anger towards others, they control you. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win. Otherwise, why be a warrior? It is easier to count beads. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Under the sword lifted high, there is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, and you have the land of bliss. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Immature strategy is the cause of grief. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ When in a fight to the death, one wants to employ all one’s weapons to the utmost. I must say that to die with one’s sword still sheathed is most regrettable. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The approach to combat and everyday life should be the same. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ Do nothing which is of no use. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ It is said the warrior’s is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both ways. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win. Otherwise, why be a warrior? It is easier to count beads. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ I dreamt of worldly success once. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the knowledge of martial arts to gain victory any way you can. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi

“ There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit. ”

- Miyamoto Musashi
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