Honesty and Sincerity
True samurai, according to author Nitobe, disdained money, believing that “men must grudge money, for riches hinder wisdom.
Bushido encouraged thrift, not for economical reasons so much as for the exercise of abstinence. Luxury was thought to be one of the greatest downfalls, and severe simplicity was required of the warrior class
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“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man” -Heraclitus
The Samurai code, Bushido, guided the Japanese warriors in life, battle, and death. It was the unwritten code of principles and morals, and taught obligation and honor. Although the samurai were all but gone at the turn of the 20th century, Bushido remains as a system of pride and valor in Japanese society.
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