When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will …

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.28, Shambhala Publications
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When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.28, Shambhala Publications

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