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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
"He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened."
"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied."
"Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both....and surpass the result."
"Act like a man of thought, Think like a man of action"
"It is a brave act of valor to condemn death, but where life is more terrible than death it is then the truest valor to dare to live."
"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."
"Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire" ("Long live death, long live war, long live the cursed mercenary")
"One mind, any weapon."
"Civilize the mind but make savage the body."
"Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands."
"I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me."
"You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair."
"Civilize the mind but make savage the body."
"Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage."
"I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger."
"Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it's price."
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."
"Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant."
"The flower of flowers is the Sakura - Cherry Blossom. The Samurai is the man among men."
"One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one's mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash."
"The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind."
"You might as well stand and fight because if you run, you will only die tired." - Vern Jocque (USMC)
"It is easy to kill someone with a slash of a sword. It is hard to be impossible for others to cut down."
"When the World is at Peace, a gentleman keeps his Sword by his side."
"The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind."
"Master the divine techniques of the Art of Peace and no enemy will dare to challenge you."
"In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few."
"To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant."
"When the Way comes to an end, then change - having changed, you pass through."
"The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle."
"The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult."
"To think, "I will not think" - This, too, is something in one's thoughts. Simply do not think about not thinking at all."
"The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still."
"Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one's own strength; to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live within the everyday mind... then the Great Way is right before your eyes."
"SHUCHU RYOKU - Focus all your energy to one point."
"Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH."
"When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target."
"The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things."
"Victory goes to the one who has no thought of himself."
"JIU YOKU GO O SEI SURU." (Flexibility Masters Hardness)
"See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body."
"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
"When the student is ready, the Master appears."
"Be master OF mind rather than mastered BY mind."
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