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“ ”Nothing is impossible. With single-minded resolve (ichinen), heaven and earth can be moved as one pleases.
About Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Yamamoto Tsunetomo (12 June 1659 – 1719) was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He was famous for his sayings in Hagakure [In the Shadow of Leaves], a controversial exposition of his views on Bushido (the "Way of the Warrior"). He is also known as Yamamoto Jocho, the name he took after becoming a monk.
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Additional quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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.
Singlemindedness is all-powerful.
It is bad to carry even the good thing too far. Even concerning things such as Buddhism, Buddhist sermons, and moral lessons, talking too much will bring harm.