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Do not rely on following the degree of understanding that you have discovered, but simply think, This is not enough.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
I have no imagination about holidays, vacations, or retiring life. I can't imagine about those things.
— Yohji Yamamoto
In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Just listen to the material. What is it going to say? Just wait. Probably the material will tell you something.
— Yohji Yamamoto
People believe in life after death because they are afraid of dying... But I do not believe in life after death BECAUSE I am afraid of dying.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
To be fully alive is to have an aesthetic perception of life because a major part of the world's goodness lies in its often unspeakable beauty.
— Yukitaka Yamamoto
As everything in this world is but a sham. Death is the only sincerity.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Respect, Honesty, Courage, Rectitude, Loyalty, Honour, Benevolence
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
Bowie has an unusual face. He's neither a man nor a woman. There's this aura of fantasy that surrounds him. He has flair.
— Kansai Yamamoto
I don't think we should try to make space our own. I believe that as modern people we should live in mobility. We should always be moving.
— Yohji Yamamoto
You can say that designing is quite easy; the difficulty lies in finding a new way to explore beauty
— Yohji Yamamoto
Just as it was pointless to argue whether birds or fish were superior, debating the superiority of man or machine was also meaningless.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
The more we possess, the more distant we grow from God.
— Yohji Yamamoto
To be modern is to tear the soul out of every thing
— Yohji Yamamoto
When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Imitating another style is simply a sham.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Truly intelligent beings do not drop bombs on innocent civilians.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
A beautiful flower does not exist. There's only a moment when a flower looks beautiful.
— Yohji Yamamoto
Singlemindedness is all-powerful.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
In offering one's opinion, one must first ascertain whether or not the recipient is in the right frame of mind to receive counsel.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Continue to spur a running horse.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented, "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Personally, I like to sleep. And I intend to appropriately confine myself more and more to my living quarters and pass my life away sleeping.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Fashion is only complete when it is worn by ordinary people who exist now, managing their lives, loving and grieving.
— Yohji Yamamoto
When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
With my eyes turned to the past, I walk backwards into the future.
— Yohji Yamamoto
Go ahead and gamble a lie. A person who will not tell you seven lies within a hundred yards is useless as a man.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Life is like a black hole. You don't know what lies ahead. You can't ever turn back. All you can do is move forward.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
All abilities come from one mind
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Dirty, stained, withered, broken things seem beautiful to me.
— Yohji Yamamoto
Japan would never invade the United States. We would find a rifle behind every blade of grass.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Anyone who has seen the auto factories in Detroit and the oil fields in Texas knows that Japan lacks the national power for a naval race with America.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
To desire with one's very soul every second of every day to accomplish one's aim.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
There are no heroes in our world. No clear-cut evil either. Everyone involved insists that they're the righteous ones.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.
— Yohji Yamamoto
I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.
— Yohji Yamamoto
If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
People have started wasting fashion
— Yohji Yamamoto
By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
The deepest love is often hidden.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The end is important in all things.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Death comes when memories are lost.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
This is kaiju!" Yojiro barked. "When did they ever give a damn about adhering to science!
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
The best moments in my life are just before going to bed. Those are my happiest moments.
— Yohji Yamamoto
Beautiful things are disappearing every day.
— Yohji Yamamoto
Even a burglar hesitates to go back for more.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.
— 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
At a certain point, I stopped seeing my clothing worn by people on the streets ... It seemed like they were being treated as museum items.
— Yohji Yamamoto
In the highest level a man has the look of knowing nothing .
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Tether even a roasted chicken.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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
A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
The only things that move their hearts are tragedies that affect them personally or affect people close to them.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Victory and defeat are matters of the temporary force of circumstances. The way of avoiding shame is different. It is simply in death.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
If I were afraid of getting hurt, nothing would change. Ibis
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
Between the ages of 30 and 40 was the time when both my spirit and body were young and powerful and I could do anything!
— Kansai Yamamoto
There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
But sometimes he's right. 'Nothing happens if you just dream,' he said. 'You need the motivation to make your dreams reality.
— Hiroshi Yamamoto
Japan has always regarded the aircraft carrier as one of the most offensive of armaments.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
I'm going to create a very strong scent which can kill a boy!
— Yohji Yamamoto
By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand.
— Isoroku Yamamoto
A pair of brilliantly cut cotton trousers can be more beautiful than a gorgeous silk gown ...
— Yohji Yamamoto
You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Today, as chief Of the guardians of the seas Of the land of the dawn, I gaze up with awe At the rising sun!
— Isoroku Yamamoto
Whether people be of high or low birth, rich or poor, old or young, enlightened or confused, they are all alike in that they will one day die.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants,
— Isoroku Yamamoto
Although this may be a most difficult thing, if one will do it, it can be done. There is nothing that one should suppose cannot be done.
— Tsunetomo Yamamoto
If you feel strongly about someone, go up to them. Pursue what you want in life. Why be shy about something like that?
— Yohji Yamamoto
I want to achieve anti-fashion through fashion. That's why I'm always heading in my own direction, in parallel to fashion.
— Yohji Yamamoto
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
As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
