Miyamoto Musashi Spirit Quotations

Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.

In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.

When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.

With your spirit open and unconstricted, look at things from a high point of view.

When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void.

Do not let your opponent see your spirit