Book 1
ParaphraseThe way of the samurai is found in death. Meditating each morning on one's own death, one is freed from fear, and lives each day without hesitation.
Hagakure
葉隠
Yamamoto Tsunetomo · 1716
Hidden by the leaves: the code of the samurai.
Reflections of a retainer who outlived his lord.
Reflections of a retainer who outlived his lord.
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