Tsunetomo Yamamoto

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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment

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Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning

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In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things

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Although this may be a most difficult thing, if one will do it, it can be done. There is nothing that one should suppose cannot be done

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Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending