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“Do nothing which is of no use.”

— Miyamoto Musashi, Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings), The Ground Book (1645)

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About Miyamoto Musashi

1584 – 1645

Japanese swordsman and author of "The Book of Five Rings".

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