Top 7 Yamaoka Tesshu Quotes (2025 Update)

Yamaoka Tesshu Quote: “Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.”

1. “Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.”

Yamaoka Tesshu Quote: “As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit.”

2. “As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit.”

3. “If you want to obtain the secrets of such wonderful techniques, drill yourself, harden yourself, undergo severe training, abandoned body and mind; follow this course for years and you will naturally reach the profoundest levels. To know if water is hot or cold you must taste it yourself.”

— Yamaoka Tesshu

4. “Do not think that this is all there is. More and more wonderful teachings exist...”

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5. “Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap.”

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6. “The world is wide, full of happenings. Keep this in mind and never believe ‘I’m the onlyone who knows.’”

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7. “The moon does not think to be reflected, nor does the water think to reflect, in the Hirosawa Pond.”

— Yamaoka Tesshu

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