An idea from Hagakure

“In the words of the ancients, one should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.” Lord Naoshige pushed further: “The Way of the Samurai is in desperateness. Ten men or more cannot kill such a man.”

From Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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