If one has no earnest daily intention, does not consider what it is to be a warrior even in his dreams, and lives through the day idly, he can be sai… - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

Feeling deeply the difference between oneself and others, bearing ill will and falling out with people — these things come from a heart that lacks compassion. If one wraps up everything with a heart of compassion, there will be no coming into conflict with people.

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.