There is a rhythm to everything, but particularly in the martial arts, if you do not train in its rhythm it is difficult to succeed. - Miyamoto Musashi

It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.

Therefore, people will resent even an honest ruler if those close to the ruler bleed those far away and cause the innocent to suffer. — The Killing Sword —

Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of my strategy these must be seen as weak schools. This is because they do not appreciate the principle of cutting the enemy by any means. Their preference is for the extra-long sword and, relying on the virtue of its length, they think to defeat the enemy from a distance. In this world it is said, "One inch gives the hand advantage", but these are the idle words of one who does not know strategy. It shows the inferior strategy of a weak spirit that men should be dependant on the length of their sword, fighting from a distance without the benefit of strategy.