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" "In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.
Miyamoto Musashi 宮本 武蔵 (c. 1584 – 13 June 1645) was a famous Japanese swordsman, believed to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. He founded the Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu, or Nito Ryu style of swordsmanship and wrote Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings) a classic work on strategy, tactics, and philosophy.
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Es esencial pulir diligentemente el intelecto y el espíritu. Una vez que hayáis utilizado vuestro intelecto hasta el punto en el que podéis distinguir lo que es verdad y lo que no lo es en el mundo, en el que podéis decir lo que es bueno y lo que es malo, y cuando ya habéis experimentado varios dominios y ya no podéis ser engañados en absoluto por la gente, vuestro espíritu habrá quedado imbuido del conocimiento y de la sabiduría del arte de la guerra.