Miyamoto Musashi Quotes About Warrior

Quotes about: Warrior

• True warriors are fierce because their training is fierce.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Training, Fierce

• The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Fighting, Warrior, Winning

• There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Life, Fall, Warrior

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.15, Bottom of the Hill

• Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Life, War, Acceptance

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.9, Bottom of the Hill

• It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Men, Should Have

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.9, Bottom of the Hill

• 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.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Meaningful, Warrior, Men

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings - The Bestselling, Classic Samurai Guide to Strategy”, p.52, Lulu Press, Inc

• Strategy is the craft of the warrior.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Art, Warrior, Crafts

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings - The Bestselling, Classic Samurai Guide to Strategy”, p.4, Lulu Press, Inc

• A warrior has no confusion in his mind...This is true emptiness.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Confusion, Mind

• Even if a man has no natural ability, he can be a warrior.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Men, Natural

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.23, Lulu Press, Inc

• ...most warriors only perform tricks. The way of the warrior is filled with soul and feeling

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Soul, Feelings

• Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his weapons. If a gentleman dislikes strategy he will not appreciate the benefit of weaponry, so must he not have a little taste for this?

  Miyamoto Musashi

  War, Appreciate, Gentleman

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.10, Bottom of the Hill

• One must make the warrior walk his everyday walk.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Motivational, Warrior, Everyday

• The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Warrior, Men, Overcoming

  Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.23, Lulu Press, Inc

• The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Buddhism, Warrior, Accomplishment

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.14, Bottom of the Hill

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