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When the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without the chance of letting go. If you fail to take advantage of your enemies collapse, they may recover. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

When you cannot see the enemy's position, indicate that you are about to attack strongly, to discover his resources. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

You can frighten the enemy not just by what you present to their eyes, but by shouting, making a small force seem large, or by threatening them from the flank without warning. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

What is called the spirit of the void is where there is nothing. It is not included in man's knowledge. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the way has existence, spirit is nothingness. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

The void is nothingness. By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist. That is the void. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

The gaze should be large and broad. This is the twofold gaze 'Perception and Sight'. Perception is strong and sight weak. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

If we watch men of other skills discussing theory, and concentrating on techniques with the hands, even though they seem skilful to watch, they have not the slightest true spirit. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy. Or you can advance seemingly strongly but with a reserved spirit, forestalling him in advance. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

In contests of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

Generally speaking, the way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)