It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way … - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above all it must be consulted.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. If one understands things in this manner, he should be able to hear about all Ways and be more and more in accord with his own.

Becomes, Looks, Manner, Samurai, Two, Ways

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When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will not do to think about going at it in a long roundabout way. One's heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai is one of immediacy, and it is best to dash in headlong.

Heart, Long, Military, Samurai, Succeed, Thinking

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

Having, Lowest, Martial Arts, Talent, Tier, Usefulness

It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.

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Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.

Bad, Covetousness, Foolishness, Looks, Three, War

Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

Bravery, Good, Humanity, See, War, Wisdom

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