Samurai Quotes

• Honour may not win power, but it wins respect. And respect earns power.

  Ishida Mitsunari

  Wisdom, Respect, Winning

  "Fictional character: Mitsunari Ishida". Video Game "Samurai Warriors", 2004.

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• A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Stay Strong, Warrior, Storm

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, D. E. Tarver (2002). “The Hagakure: Yamamoto Tsunetomo”, p.21, iUniverse

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• Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.

  Uesugi Kenshin

  Death, Warrior, Japan

  "Zen Buddhism and Its Influence on Japanese Culture". Book by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, p. 188, 1970.

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• Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, Warrior, Mma

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• Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Thinking, Deep Thought, World

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• See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.

  Yagyu Munenori

  Determination, Eye, Warrior

  "Living the Martial Way : A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think". Book by Forrest E. Morgan, p. 88, 1992.

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• We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.

  Archilochus

  Wisdom, Fall, Warrior

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• Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.

  Alexander the Great

  Warrior, Skills, May

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• The Samurai always has to rise and move on, because new challenges will come.

  Lyoto Machida

  Moving, Mma, Challenges

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• I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren't samurai, but my soul is.

  Masaharu Morimoto

  Fighting, Roots, Soul

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• Civilize the mind but make savage the body.

  Mao Zedong

  Warrior, Mind, Body

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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Master the divine techniques of the Art of Peace and no enemy will dare to challenge you.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Warrior, Challenges

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.157, Shambhala Publications

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• The way of the Samurai is found in death.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  Way, Found

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.4, Xist Publishing

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• Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

  Sun Tzu

  Business, War, Fighting

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• The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable you must search for the discomfort, don't look only for the easy way.

  Lyoto Machida

  Mma, Important, Looks

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• As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit

  Yamaoka Tesshu

  Character, Perfect, Spirit

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• 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.

  Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi

  Warrior, Moon, Empty Mind

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• Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage.

  Ming-Dao Deng

  Fighting, Warrior, Looks

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• The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life.

  Ken Watanabe

  Dream, Perfect, Vision

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• Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.

  Tsukahara Bokuden

  Warrior, Skills, Arrogant

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

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Love, Grief, Men

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• A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.

  Stan Sakai

  Should, Be Prepared, Prepared

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• My mentality is like a samurai they used to train every day, work on their technique to make themselves better, almost perfect, perfection is impossible but every day you get closer and that's what I want . Every day I want to get better than I was the day before. I want to use every second of my life, every time I have in my life to make me a better fighter. It's more than a job it's a way of living.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Jobs, Almost Perfect, Mma

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• 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.

  Sun Tzu

  Warrior, Battle, Martial Arts

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