Nothing is impossible. With single-minded resolve (ichinen)… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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Nothing is impossible. With single-minded resolve (ichinen), heaven and earth can be moved as one pleases.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai · May 27, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Yamamoto Tsunetomo (12 June 1659 – 1719) was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He was famous for his sayings in Hagakure [In the Shadow of Leaves], a controversial exposition of his views on Bushido (the "Way of the Warrior"). He is also known as Yamamoto Jocho, the name he took after becoming a monk.

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Alternative Names: Yamamoto Jōchō

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Nothing is impossible. With single-minded resolve (ichinen), heaven and earth can be moved as one pleases. - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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