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I don't agree with the first quote at all. It seems to be saying to give up a lesser hit to attain a greater one against your opponent.
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Maybe it's a bad translation or somewhat out of context. Maybe the point is not to be paralyzed by the thought of getting injured, and in fact if you are struck to recognize even that as a tactical opportunity (since your opponent is momentarily out of his defensive posture).
I can't see someone deliberately getting hit in order to score a bigger hit though -- very risky tactic.
Having read Suzuki's "Zen and Japanese Culture" a few years ago, I'll say that the text is rather dense and difficult to get one's Western brain around even with some previous basic understanding of Zen. I also suspect that not every concept in it translates particularly well from Japanese to English.