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Rock climber near the village of Trpejca, Macedonia
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You can win with certainty with the spirit of "one cut". It is difficult to attain this if you do not learn strategy well. If you train well in this Way, strategy will come from your heart and you will be able to win at will. You must train diligently.
Miyamoto Musashi
— Miyamoto Musashi
Swordsman and author of The Book of Five Rings
Go Rin No Sho (1645) / The Water Book

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Miyamoto Musashi
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Go Rin No Sho (1645) / The Water Book
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Japanese
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