#samurai

I dreamt of worldly success once. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#religion #samurai #religion

New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them. ↗

— Watsuki Nobuhiro

#samurai #manga

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that. ↗

— Tom Cruise

#because #compassion #find #go #help

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

#body #different #fighting #much #position

Wikkity, every time you punch a ninja…an angel gets its wings ↗

— Eric Anderson

#humor

You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin ↗

— Watsuki Nobuhiro

#manga #samurai #courage

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. ↗

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

#courage #death #honor #japanese #sacrifice

I love family reunions. Maybe next year we could pass out samurai swords. ↗

— Doug Solter

#funny #humor #samurai #swords #truth-of-life

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#be prepared #death #else #his #own