Respect the gods. Don't lean on them.
Miyamoto Musashi, Dokkodo 18
The source
"Respect the gods. Don't lean on them." Miyamoto Musashi said it in Dokkodo 18. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.
"神佛は尊し神佛を賴まず"Original Japanese, Dokkodo 18. Japanese: Miyamoto Musashi (Kinkodo, 1909), NDL digital text; Wording as quoted in the 1909 biography.
Who said it
Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584–1645). Undefeated swordsman who wrote The Book of Five Rings in a cave a few weeks before he died.
Questions
- Who said "Respect the gods. Don't lean on them."?
- Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584–1645). Source: Dokkodo 18.
- What is the original Japanese?
- 神佛は尊し神佛を賴まず. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.
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