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• The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body.

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  Art, War, Body

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.41, Kodansha International

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• An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

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  War, Men, Hands

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2006). “Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai”, p.23, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle.

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  War, Beginnings And Ends, Middle

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.61, Xist Publishing

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• 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.

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  War, Men, Thinking

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.54, Kodansha International

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• Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness; as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.

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  Character, Mean, Self

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

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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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  Flower, Important, Use

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2006). “Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai”, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.

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  War, Long, People

  Tsunetomo Yamamoto, Justin F. Stone, Minoru Tanaka (2001). “Bushido: The Way of the Samurai”, p.18, Square One Publishers, Inc.

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• When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.

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  War, Hands, Important

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.21, Shambhala Publications

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