One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. ✨ Yam…

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.47, Kodansha International
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One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.47, Kodansha International

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