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Japanese witticisms by Great Japanese person in history 17



In this category I introduce some witticism by Japanese great person in history.

Today's witticism is by
沖田総司
おきたそうじ
(Sōji Okita )




大刀を損じれば小刀を抜きなさい。
小刀を損じれば鞘で、鞘を損じれば素手でも戦いなさい。
戦場では誰も待ってはくれないのですよ。
(daitou wo sonjireba shoutou wo nukinasai.shoutou wo sonjireba muchide muchi wo sonjireba sude demo tatakainasai. senjou dewa daremo matte wa kurenai no desuyo)
If you lost big sword , take small sword. If you lost small sword , then whip . Lost whip , then fight just by yourself , just by your body.At the battlefield nobody wait for you.




Sōji Okita is
Sōji Okita (沖田 総司), (1842 or 1844 – July 19, 1868) was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. He was one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi, along with Saito Hajime and Nagakura Shinpachi.

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