880 – “There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man’s whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.”

–Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Quote Number:  815

Source: Tsunetomo, Yamamoto. Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai. William Scott Wilson; translator. Kodansha International: Tokyo. 1983. Pg 68. Online Here.

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