The Samurai Creed

I have no parents; I make Heavens and the Earth my Parents

I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home

I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power

I have no means; I make Docility my Means

I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power

I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death

I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body

I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes

I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears

I have no Limbs; I make Promtitude my Limbs

I have no Laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy

I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by Forelock my Designs

I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle

I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle

I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics

I have no talent ; I make Ready Wit my Talent

I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend

I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy

I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour

I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle

I have no sword; I make no Mind my Sword