The Samurai Quotes
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The Samurai Quotes & Sayings
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There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle ... Perhaps ...
— Jean-Pierre Melville
New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them.
— Nobuhiro Watsuki
Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.
— Tsukahara Bokuden
As a Western, 'The Magnificent Seven' was a pretty good film. I don't think it was as interesting or as multi-faceted as 'Seven Samurai.'
— George Lucas
Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.
— Thomas Browne
You'd expect that as much as a samurai would expect a kick in the balls.
— Kelley Armstrong
There is no solitude greater than the samurai's, unless perhaps it be that of a tiger in the jungle.
— Jean-Pierre Melville
No deeper loneliness than the Samurai's. None but the tiger's in the jungle perhaps. He
— Jack Higgins
Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It's a much quieter was of fighting.
— Lucy Liu
The Samurai is the first to suffer anxiety for human society, and he is the last to seek personal pleasure.
— Morihei Ueshiba
As you get the rhythm you discern how to win.
— Miyamoto Musashi
The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still.
— Sun Tzu
A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.
— Chris Bradford
The essence of samurai is not just service, but loyalty to his master, to a cause greater than himself.
— Barry Eisler
A spiritual path for the modern samurai, but in the service of the heart, not the dictatorship of the ego.
— Vincent Thibault
In the world of old memories, there's room for visitors
— Nobuhiro Watsuki
Sparta, Rome, the knights of Europe, the samurai . . . worshipped strength. Because it is strength that makes all other values possible.
— Timothy Ferriss
It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good.
— Hiroyuki Sanada
Samurai are born to die.
Death is not a curse to be avoided
but the natural end of all life. Death is not eternal ... dishonor is. — Rick Remender
Death is not a curse to be avoided
but the natural end of all life. Death is not eternal ... dishonor is. — Rick Remender
Becoming the opponent means you should put yourself in an opponent's place and think from the opponent's point of view.
— Miyamoto Musashi
The sword has to be more than a simple weapon; it has to be an answer to life's questions.
— Miyamoto Musashi
The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to? - asked the Samurai.
— Paulo Coelho
Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.
— Alexander The Great
In the world of old memories, there's no room for visitors
— Nobuhiro Watsuki
It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless
— Takuan Soho
A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo