Miyamoto Musashi Quotes: Miyamoto Musashi’s presence in anime has left a lasting effect on viewers, and his quotes often hold great importance within the context of the stories they are featured in.
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Miyamoto Musashi Quotes
- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
- “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.”
- “Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.”
- “The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy’s cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement.”
- “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.”
- “In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness.”
- “Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.”
- “You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon or anything else, for that matter.”
- “Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.”
- “If you wish to control others, you must first control yourself.”
- “From one thing, know ten thousand things.”
- “You can only fight the way you practice.”
- “Do nothing which is of no use.”
- “There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.”
- “In strategy, your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm.”
- “You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.”
- “To hold down a pillow.”
- “To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.”
- “If you try to use conventional martial arts in real combat, you will die.”
- “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.”
- “It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things.”
- “You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.”
- “If you wish to control others, you must first control yourself.”
- “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”
- “When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy… attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last.”
- “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.”
- “Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.”
- “It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.”
- “You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter.”
- “The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.”
- “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
- “It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.”
- “Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
- “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.”
- “Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.”
- “The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means.”
- “You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.”
- “You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon or anything else, for that matter.”
- “Do nothing which is of no use.”
- “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.”
- “It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things.”
- “There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.”
- “You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.”
- “To hold down a pillow.”
- “To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.”
- “If you try to use conventional martial arts in real combat, you will die.”
- “Do not let the enemy see your spirit.”
- “The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy’s useful actions but allow his useless actions.”
- “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
- “From one thing, know ten thousand things.”
- “It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet.”
- “In battle, if you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.”
- “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.”
- “If you know the way broadly, you will see it in everything.”
- “In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness.”
- “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
- “Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.”
- “You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon or anything else, for that matter.”
- “It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things.”
- “You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.”
- “If you wish to control others, you must first control yourself.”
- “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”
- “When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy… attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last.”
- “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.”
- “Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.”
- “It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.”
- “You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter.”
- “The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.”
- “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
- “It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.”