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• Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.

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  Strong, Procrastination, Sight

  Miyamoto Musashi, Victor Harris (2007). “A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind”

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• The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions

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  Enemy, Important, Useless

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.29, Bottom of the Hill

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• You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.

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  War, Knowing, Weapons

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.30, Lulu Press, Inc

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• When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything.

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  War, Way, Strategy

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• If you wish to control others you must first control yourself

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  Wish, Firsts, Ifs

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• A warrior has no confusion in his mind...This is true emptiness.

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  Warrior, Confusion, Mind

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• Even if you strive diligently on your chosen path day after day, if your heart is not in accord with it, then even if you think you are on a good path, from the point of view of the straight and true, this is not a genuine path. If you do not pursue a genuine path to its consummation, then a little bit of crookedness in the mind will later turn into a major warp. Reflect on this.

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  Heart, Thinking, Views

  Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.13, Shambhala Publications

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• If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains.

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  Thinking, Sea, Enemy

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.35, Bottom of the Hill

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• You can only fight the way you practice

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  Inspirational, Fighting, Mma

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• Too much is the same as not enough.

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  Too Much, Enough, Weaponry

  Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

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• It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet

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  Inspirational, Martial Arts, Study

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• Do not think dishonestly... Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing which is of no use.

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  Loss, Thinking, Understanding

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.16, Bottom of the Hill

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• Whatever your determination or will power, it is foolish to try to change the nature of things. Things work the way they do because that is the way of things

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  Determination, Trying, Way

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• The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them

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  Art, Mma, Use

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• Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.

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  Inspirational, Eye, Perceive

  Miyamoto Musashi (1982). “The Book of Five Rings”, Bantam

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• In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.

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  Inspirational, Battle, Opponents

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• The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.

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  Art, Mean, Way

  Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.6, Shambhala Publications

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• Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.

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  Love, Grief, Men

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• Aspire to be like Mt. Fuji, with such a broad and solid foundation that the strongest earthquake cannot move you, and so tall that the greatest enterprises of common men seem insignificant from your lofty perspective. With your mind as high as Mt Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things happening near to you.

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  Moving, Men, Earthquakes

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• Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind.

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  Ideas, Mind, Flattery

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• There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.

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  Practice, Timing, Strategy

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.15, Bottom of the Hill

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• Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.

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  Understanding, Judgement, Intuitive

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.31, Lulu Press, Inc

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• As far as Im concerned, I regret nothing.

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  Regret, Regret Nothing, I Regret

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• You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.

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  Winning, Mma, Knowing

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• Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

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  Life, War, Acceptance

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.9, Bottom of the Hill

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