“There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... Perhaps...”
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“One becomes a beginner after one thousand days of training and an expert after ten thousand days of practice.”
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“Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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