An idea from Hagakure

Say four vows every morning and you gain the strength of two men: “Never to be outdone in the Way of the Samurai. To be of good use to the master. To be filial to my parents. To manifest great compassion, and to act for the sake of Man.”

From Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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