Quotes About Samurai

Anjing dipelihara dengan diberi makan. Manusia dipelihara dengan diberi uang. Tapi, tak seorangpun bisa memelihara serigala dari Mibu! (Hajime Saito)

The recognition of any reality begins with trust. And the source of all trust is love for one's fellow man. - The Mermaid and the Samurai

A twelfth-century samurai's main weapon was his bow, but his sword offered a last line of defense if he ran out of arrows or was knocked off his horse. Yet even as a backup weapon the sword carried a symbolic weight that the bow did not. Weapons like bows and spears were also used for hunting. The sword had a singular purpose: to end human life" (Turner & Hinds, 2016, p. 23).

An aside that will appeal to the well-rounded reader: A creative high that increases physical and mental work capacity is accompanied by noradrenaline secretion. Perhaps this explains why the samurai were equally proficient at war and poetry.