Miyamoto Musashi Quotes

All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them

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

If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.

If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you

Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no money or food. Go alone to places frightening to the common brand of men. Become a criminal of purpose. Be put in jail, and extricate yourself by your own wisdom.

To know ten thousand things, know one well

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.

You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.

The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win

Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help

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

Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast….Of course, slowness is bad. Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy.

To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy

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.

You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.