Authors:

Miyamoto Musashi Quotes about Art

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

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

Miyamoto Musashi, Victor Harris (2007). “A Book of Five Rings: With the Unfettered Mind”

Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.

Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.34, Lulu Press, Inc

If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover.

Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.31, Bottom of the Hill

It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.

Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.26, Shambhala Publications

The way is in training.

"The Book of Five Rings". Book by Miyamoto Musashi, 1645.

Become acquainted with every art.

Art
Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi”, p.31, Lulu Press, Inc

Strategy is the craft of the warrior.

Miyamoto Musashi (2013). “The Book of Five Rings - The Bestselling, Classic Samurai Guide to Strategy”, p.4, Lulu Press, Inc

They speak of "This Dojo" and "That Dojo". They are looking for profit.

Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.10, Bottom of the Hill