A samurai's word needs no paper.
Nitobe Inazo, Bushido, ch. 7 (Veracity or Truthfulness)
A samurai's word needs no paper.
Nitobe Inazo, Bushido, ch. 7 (Veracity or Truthfulness)
The source
"A samurai's word needs no paper." Nitobe Inazo said it in Bushido, ch. 7 (Veracity or Truthfulness). Nitobe wrote it in English (1900). Our line is a modern rendering.
"promises were generally made and fulfilled without a written pledge"Nitobe Inazo, 1900, Bushido, ch. 7 (Veracity or Truthfulness). English: Bushido, the Soul of Japan (1900), Project Gutenberg 12096.
Who said it
Nitobe Inazo (1862–1933). Wrote Bushido: The Soul of Japan in English in 1900 to explain the samurai code to the West.
Questions
- Who said "A samurai's word needs no paper."?
- Nitobe Inazo (1862–1933). Source: Bushido, ch. 7 (Veracity or Truthfulness).
- What is the original wording?
- promises were generally made and fulfilled without a written pledge (Nitobe Inazo, 1900). Nitobe wrote it in English (1900). Our line is a modern rendering.
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