We are told that talent creates opportunity, yet it is desire that creates talent.
A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.
A self-willed man has no other aim than his own growth.
The essence of fighting is the art of moving at the right time.
The reward is found in the work.
To be honest to oneself, and that is very hard to do.
There are no limits. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.
What can you take from me which is not already yours?
Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
A good fighter must sense rather than perceive his chance to strike.
My strength comes from my abdomen. It's the center of gravity and the source of real power.
To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.
The meaning of life is that it is to be lived.
Get maximum effect from minimum effort.
Evaluation by others is not a guide for me.
Fluidity is the way to an empty mind. You must free your ambitious mind and learn the art of dying.
One must be truthful and honest in his approach; a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blue print laid down by others
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.
Learning is definitely not mere imitation, nor is it the ability to accumulate and regurgitate fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery - a process without end.
Time means a lot to me because, you see, I, too, am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing and simplifying. If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has to grow spontaneously, like a flower, in a mind free from emotions and desires.
Have no rigid system in you, and you'll be flexible to change with the ever changing.
If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.
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