Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.
Do not let your opponent see your spirit.
In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance.
If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.
When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything.
In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both 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.
Crossing at a ford occurs often in a man’s lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing the route, knowing the soundness of your ship and the favour of the day.
You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.
Do not regret what you have done.
Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay.
There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.
If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.
If the enemy stays spirited it is difficult to crush him.
Never stray from the Way.
One must make the warrior walk his everyday walk.
Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.
You want some? Come get some!
This is your time! Now go out there and take it!
A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
The best form of defense is attack.