miyamoto-musashi Quotes About ifs

“If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.”

Ifs Looks Difficult Leadership Masters Strategy Scales Large Scale

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains.”

Ifs Thinking Enemy Sea Mountain

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.”

Ifs Men Looks Art Ends Results Study Reasoning End Results

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind.”

Ifs Mind Ideas Form Not Interested Imitation Flattery Accord

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“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. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.”

Ifs Thinking Mean Hands Able Enemy Cutting Movement Essentials Spring Intention Strikes Primaries Martial Arts Touching Hitting

Book:A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

Source: A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

“In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.”

Ifs Inspirational Battle Opponents Already Won

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.”

Ifs Littles Made Used Choices House Strong Doors Weak Appearance Woods Construction Finest Defects Threshold Pillars Timber Sliding Doors

Book:The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

Source: The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

“It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet”

Ifs Inspirational Universe Difficult Study Planets Martial Arts

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“If you wish to control others you must first control yourself”

Ifs Firsts Wish

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you”

Ifs Enemy

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“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.”

Ifs Important Strong Decision Views Perception Weak Sight Strategy Procrastination Business Strategy

Book:A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

Source: A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

“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.”

Ifs Men Way Should Said Natural Ability Taste Should Have Warrior Pens Division Natural Ability

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.”

Ifs Knows Way Way Of The Warrior

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“When the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without the chance of letting go. If you fail to take advantage of your enemies collapse, they may recover.”

Ifs May War Chance Enemy Failing Letting Go Advantage Pursue Collapse

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.”

Ifs Way War Helping Spirit Gains Strategy Oneself Honour Defeated Involving

Book:The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

Source: The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

“As if with the nut and flower, the nut has become less than the flower... both those teaching and those learning are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique, trying to hasten the bloom of the flower.”

Ifs Trying War Teaching Flower Concerned Technique Nuts Showing Off

Book:A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

Source: A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind

“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?”

Ifs Way Littles War Virtue Masters Taste Benefits Weapons Appreciate Strategy Warrior Gentleman Dislike Weaponry Way Of The Warrior

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.”

Ifs Want Book War Practice Teacher Crafts Thread Disciple Needles Pondering

Book:The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

Source: The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

“If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover.”

Ifs May Art Enemy Failing Advantage Martial Arts Collapse

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“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.”

Ifs Knows Way Doe Certain Buddhism Tradition Dancing Warrior Artistic Accomplishment Confucianism Way Of The Warrior

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.”

Ifs Defeat Opponents Over You Negativity Irritated

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“If you learn indoor techniques, you will think narrowly and forget the true Way. Thus you will have difficulty in actual encounters.”

Ifs Thinking Way Forget Difficulty Technique Encounters

Book: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.

Source: 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.

“To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead”

Ifs Fighting Winning Battle

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

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

Ifs Men Natural Ability Warrior Natural Ability

Book:The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

Source: The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

“If you are not progressing along the true way, a slight twist in the mind can become a major twist. This must be pondered well.”

Ifs Way Mind Wells Progress Majors Twists

Book:The Complete Book of Five Rings

Source: The Complete Book of Five Rings

“Even if you strive diligently on your chosen path day after day, if your heart is not in accord with it, then even if you think you are on a good path, from the point of view of the straight and true, this is not a genuine path. If you do not pursue a genuine path to its consummation, then a little bit of crookedness in the mind will later turn into a major warp. Reflect on this.”