If there is anything to do, there is certainly a best way to do it, and the best way is both the most economical and the most graceful. Grace is the most economical manner of motion. Bushido
Etiquette is a State of Mind
The end of all etiquette is to so cultivate your mind that even when you are quietly seated, not the roughest ruffian can dare make onset on your person. Ogasawara
The Tenderness, Pity and Love of the Samurai
It becometh not the fowler to slay the bird that takes refuge in his bosom. Bushi
Empathy
The feeling of distress is the root of benevolence, therefore a benevolent man is ever mindful of those who ae suffering and in distress. Mencius