1. Accept everything just the way it is.2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.6. Do not regret what you have done.7. Never be jealous.8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.11. In all things have no preferences.12. Be indifferent to where you live.13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.15. Do not act following customary beliefs.16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.17. Do not fear death.18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.20. You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honor.21. Never stray from the Way.

— Miyamoto Musashi

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.

— Miyamoto Musashi

As you get the rhythm you discern how to win.

— Miyamoto Musashi

Becoming the opponent means you should put yourself in an opponent's place and think from the opponent's point of view.

— Miyamoto Musashi

Being like a rock wall" is when a master of martial arts suddenly becomes like a rock wall, inaccessible to anything at all, immovable.

— Miyamoto Musashi

Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

— Miyamoto Musashi

From one thing, know ten thousand things.

— Miyamoto Musashi

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

— Miyamoto Musashi

I dreamt of worldly success once.

— Miyamoto Musashi

In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the knowledge of martial arts to gain victory any way you can.

— Miyamoto Musashi