9 quotes found
“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.”
“Read Hearn, the most eloquent and truthful interpreter of the Japanese mind, and you see the working of that mind to be an example of the working of Bushido.”
“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good”
“There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... Perhaps...”
“Being a samurai is all about selfless service and if the lord abuses the servant, it is no longer a situation of service; it becomes the situation of a victim. It is never acceptable for a samurai ...”
“Did not Socrates, all the while he unflinchingly refused to concede one iota of loyalty to his daemon, obey with equal fidelity and equanimity the command of his earthly master, the State? His cons...”
“The Samurai lived by a code of honor, not unlike the code that you live by. Its called the Bushido. It was never written down; was always something the Samurai knew, and it was handed down from one...”
“Bushido as an independent code of ethics may vanish, but its power will not perish from the earth; its schools of martial prowess or civic honor may be demolished, but its light and its glory will ...”
“The Samurai lived by a code of honor, not unlike the code that you live by. It’s called the Bushido. It was never written down; was always something the Samurai knew, and it was handed down from on...”
