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See far things as near and near things as far.

Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, Water (The Gaze)

The source

"See far things as near and near things as far." Miyamoto Musashi said it in The Book of Five Rings, Water (The Gaze). Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"遠き所を近く見、近き所を遠く見る事兵法の專也"

Original Japanese, The Book of Five Rings, Water (The Gaze). Japanese: Miyamoto Musashi (Kinkodo, 1909), NDL digital text.

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 "See far things as near and near things as far."?
Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584–1645). Source: The Book of Five Rings, Water (The Gaze).
What is the original Japanese?
遠き所を近く見、近き所を遠く見る事兵法の專也. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

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