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"It is spineless to think you cannot outdo a maestro after watching or listening to him. A maestro is also but human being, as are you. If you consider in what way you are inferior and make your mind up to study the art, then you are ready to master it, too. Confucious was a sage when he set his heart on studying at the age of 15. He did not become a sage due to his later studies."
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Excerpt from Book 1 of the Hagakure
We are but we are but we are.
"It is unwise to be fixated on a single point of completion. A man who has devoted himself to his studies and believes he has reached a consummate level will assume his training has finished, but this is erroneous. Devotion to the study of one's path - first acquiring the fundamentals, and then continuing to refine your knowledge and skills - is a life long pursuit with no end. Without becoming content with your level of accomplishment, think critically of everything, and spend your entire life traveling the path, asking, "How can I find the truth of the Way?" Never give up this quest. Continue to practice like this and you will uncover the Way."
-Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Excerpt from Book 1 of the Hagakure
One more time with feeling.