The Samurai Creed

I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home. 
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power. 
I have no means; I make Docility my means. 
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power. 
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death. 
 
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body. 
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes. 
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears. 
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs. 
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws. 

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy. 
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs. 
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle. 
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle. 
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent. 
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend. 
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy. 
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour. 
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle. 
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.