Bushido Quotes

• I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

  Tom Cruise

  Thinking, Compassion, Artist

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• Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Mean, Civilization, Life And Death

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

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• My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.

  Rickson Gracie

  Loyalty, Art, Mma

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• If a man does not investigate into the matter of bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.

  Kato Kiyomasa

  War, Men, Brave

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• The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

  Steven Spielberg

  Country, Strong, War

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• Bushido is in being crazy to die. Fifty or more could not kill one such a man.

  Nabeshima Naoshige

  Crazy, Men, Fifty

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• Intelligence is the flower of discrimination. There are many examples of the flower blooming but not bearing fruit. Bushido is in being crazy to die. Fifty or more could not kill one such a man.

  Nabeshima Naoshige

  Crazy, War, Flower

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• When I was young I used to practice a martial art that was a mixture of karate, kung fu, Jujitsu, Yawara Kubotan, Aikido, Okinawan kobudo, Newaza, etc.; now I am just a theoretical samurai or a bushido scholar if you prefer.

  William C. Brown

  Art, Practice, Etc

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• Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.

  Jeff Cooper

  Gun, Way, Wells

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