Miyamoto Musashi

When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#strategy

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#far #inspirational #perception #sight #strategy

I dreamt of worldly success once. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#religion #samurai #religion

Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#eye #perceive #seen #which

Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#lesser #men #over #spirit #strategy

All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#all things #discern #entail #falling #must

Do nothing which is of no use. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#use #which

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#death #generally #resolute #speaking #warrior

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#does #enemy #expect #knowing #timing