·Life is not so important when forced to choose between life and integrity.

·If you are caught unprepared by a sudden rainstorm, you should not run foolishly down the road or hide under the eves of houses. You are going to get soaked either way. Accept that from the beginning and go on your way. This way you will not be distressed by a little rain. Apply this lesson to everything.

·Once a person has reached enlightenment in one thing, he will have an enlightened mind and understand many things.

- Hagakure