"The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action."
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"Every morning like a scholar at his first class I prepare a blank mind for the day to write upon."
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"As you think, so shall you become."
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"The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems."
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"A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status."
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"Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation."
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"Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system."
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"There’s only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target."
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"The highest art is no art. The best form is no form."
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"If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme."
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"If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived."
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"The attitude, 'You can win if you want to badly enough,' means that the will to win is constant. No amount of punishment, no amount of effort, no condition is too 'tough' to take in order to win. Such an attitude can be developed only if winning is closely tied to the practitioner's ideals and dreams."
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"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water."
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"The reward is found in the work."
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"It is useless to try to stir the dirt Out of the muddy water, As it will become murkier. But leave it alone, And if it should be cleared; It will become clear by itself."
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"More and more I believe in the fact that you have two hands and two legs, and the thing is how to make good use of yourself - and that's about it."
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"Meditation means to be free from all phenomena and calmness means to be internally unperturbed. There will be calmness when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed."
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"A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come."
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"The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world, to state in aesthetic creation the deepest psychic and personal experiences of a human being. It is to enable those experiences to be intelligible and generally recognized within the total framework of an ideal world."
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"With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine."
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