The Book of Five Rings

In short, it is difficult for large numbers of men to change position, so their movements can be easily predicted. An individual can easily change his mind, so his movements are difficult to predict. You must appreciate this.

principle of strategy is having one thing, to know ten thousand things.

The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.

If we look at the world we see arts for sale. Men use equipment to sell their own selves. As if with the nut and the flower, the nut has become less than th flower

if you know the Way broadly you will see it in everything.

An individual can easily change his mind, so his movements are difficult to predict

What is big is easy to perceive: what is small is difficult to perceive.

teaching and those learning the way are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique,

we see arts for sale.

In olden times strategy was listed among the Ten Abilities and Seven Arts as a beneficial practice