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“The katana has been the weapon of the samurai since time immemorial. Consider the inner meaning. Our blade is honed only on a single edge. Why? It is because with the dull edge against our flesh, the katana becomes our shield. This cannot happen with a two-edged sword, One day, in the midst of a melee, you may owe your life to the dull edge rather than the sharp one. Let this contrast remind you that attack and defense are one.”

Life And Living Samurai

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“We live in a world of myriad conflicting loyalties. It is not purity, but the nature of the balance we achieve that displays our true character.”

Life And Living Loyalty

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“Perhaps it wasn't so important to understand after all. Perhaps what was most important was to care.”

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“No one's being excludes every possibility.”

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“Many of the disasters that will befall this clan will be due to the pernicious habit of imbuing one's own little existence with an exaggerated importance.”

Self Aggrandizement

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