Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

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

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Men, Shame

  "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.

• Go ahead and gamble a lie. A person who will not tell you seven lies within a hundred yards is useless as a man.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Lying, Men

  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.103, Bottom of the Hill

• The Four Oaths: Never be late with respect to the way of the warrior; be useful to the lord; be respectful to your parents; get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of man.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Grief, Men

• One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It is disagreeable to listen to.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Talking, People

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.19, Xist Publishing

• In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Eye, Men

  "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.

• A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Dog, War, Skins

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.13, Xist Publishing

• A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the depths of one's heart can be seen.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Heart, Mind

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.51, Kodansha International

• Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Cutting, Able

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.21, Xist Publishing

• The end is important in all things.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Important, Ends

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2006). “Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai”, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com

• When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Hands, Important

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.21, Shambhala Publications

• As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, World, Sincerity

  "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.

• By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Beginners, Way

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.37, Kodansha International

• It is better not to become acquainted with men about whom you have formerly had doubts. No matter what you do, they will be people by whom you will be tripped up or taken in.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Taken, Men

  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.62, Bottom of the Hill

• You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Good Life, War, Fate

  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.63, Bottom of the Hill

• Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Bravery, Humanity

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.24, Xist Publishing

• When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. If you don't, he will not tell you the things that he has seen and heard about you again.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Gratitude, War, Giving

  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.67, Bottom of the Hill

• The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Beginnings And Ends, Middle

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.61, Xist Publishing

• There is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way and never thinks of himself as having finished.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Thinking, Entering

  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.54, Bottom of the Hill

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

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Punishment, Good Times

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.49, Kodansha International

• It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Mistake, War, Delay

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.42, Kodansha International

• It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Doe, Bitterness

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.16, Xist Publishing

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

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Space, Decision

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.47, Kodansha International

• An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Men, Hands

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2006). “Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai”, p.23, ReadHowYouWant.com

• The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Art, War, Body

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.41, Kodansha International

• There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Men, Thinking

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.54, Kodansha International

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