Miyamoto Musashi Quotes

You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain

You can only fight the way you practice

All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

Aspire to be like Mt. Fuji, with such a broad and solid foundation that the strongest earthquake cannot move you, and so tall that the greatest enterprises of common men seem insignificant from your lofty perspective. With your mind as high as Mt Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things happening near to you.

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

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

Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.

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.

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